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Stara Kamienica
Stara Kamienica () is a village in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Stara Kamienica.
It lies approximately west of Jelenia Góra, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has a population of 1,200.
References
Stara Kamienica
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Pechora Sea
Pechora Sea (, or Pechorskoye More), is a sea at the northwest of Russia, the southeastern part of the Barents Sea. The western border of the sea is off Kolguyev Island, while the eastern border is the western coasts of Vaygach Island and the Yugorsky Peninsula, and the northern border the southern end of Novaya Zemlya.
The Pechora Sea is quite shallow, its average depth being only 6 m. The deepest point reaches 210 m. In the southern part of the sea runs the eastward-flowing Kolguyev Current. There are a few islands close to the coast, the largest of which is Dolgiy Island.
The Pechora Sea is blocked by floating ice from November to June. The main river entering the sea is the Pechora.
History
Historically, before the adjacent Barents Sea was named as such, the Pechora Sea's own name was already established. The rest of the present-day Barents Sea was known then as "Sea of Murmansk" (Murmanskoye Morye).
The Pechora Sea was used as a starting point of the exploration of the hitherto unknown icy seas lying to the east. The earliest recorded voyage across the Pechora Sea through the Yugorsky Strait was made by early Russian explorer Uleb, from Nizhny Novgorod. Uleb's passing into the Kara Sea was recorded in 1032.
Russian "Pomors", the coastal dwellers of the White Sea shores, explored this sea and the coast of Novaya Zemlya since the 11th century. The Arctic's first shipping line, the Great Mangazea Route, from the White Sea to the Ob River and the Yenisei Gulf began operating in the latter part of the 16th century. This line opened up the way to Siberia's riches and it worked until 1619, when it was closed for military and political reasons, for fear of possible penetration by Europeans into Siberia.
Ecology
The fisheries of the Barents Sea, in particular the cod fisheries, are of great importance for both Norway and Russia. There is a diversity of benthic fauna on the Pechora Sea floor. In addition, there is a genetically distinct polar bear population associated with the Barents Sea. So called Karskaya group of beluga whales migrate into Pechora Sea for wintering. Various species such as walruses are under threat of possible pollutions.
In current times there is some oil drilling in the Pechora Sea at the Dolginskoye and Prirazlomnoye oil fields. The negative ecological impact of such industrial exploitation in the Pechora Sea coast is significant. According to Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund Gasprom is not prepared to deal adequately with a spill associated with oil production. As such, in September, 2013, Greenpeace staged a confrontation with the Russian Coast Guard in which Greenpeace activists approached and attempted to scale a Gasprom drilling platform
References
Encyclopædia Britannica
Salve Dahle (2004) Benthic fauna in the Pechora Sea. In: Oslo Database. Norwegian Polar Institute; Polar Environmental Centre; Akvaplan-niva, Tromsø, Norway, 10 September 2004
Benthic fauna:
C. Michael Hogan (2008) Polar Bear: Ursus maritimus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
Oil and Gas Resources in North-West Russia (2008)
S. A. Ogorodov (2004) Human impact on coastal stability in the Pechora Sea
Leonid Sverdlov, (Member of the Russian Geographic Society), RUSSIAN NAVAL OFFICERS AND GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION IN NORTHERN RUSSIA.
C. Raymond Beazley, The Russian Expansion Towards Asia and the Arctic in the Middle Ages (to 1500). The American Historical Review
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Buzz Teeniez Awards
Buzz Teeniez Awards is an annual award ceremony in Kampala, Uganda that was started in 2007 by a youth magazine called Buzz. The Buzz Teeniez Awards are catered to teen viewers to honor the biggest achievers in television, music, gospel, Dee Jays, movies, Sports, Radio and more.
Award Categories
The Teeniez Buzz Awards categories include: television, music, gospel, Dee Jays, movies, Sports, Radio and more.
Music
Teeniez male artist
Teeniez female artist
Teeniez best comedian
Teeniez Hottest group/duo
Teeniez Best Album
Teeniez hottest Riddim
Teeniez Hood Rapper
Teeniez R&B Artist/Group
Teeniez Dancehall/Group
Teeniez Fresh/Breakout Artist
Gospel
Teeniez Artist
Teeniez Song
Dee Jays
Teeniez Wickedest D.J.
Teeniez Beat Maker
Radio Industry
Teeniez Hottest Radio Personality
Teeniez Funkiest Radio Station
TV Industry
Teeniez TV Personality
Teeniez TV Drama/Soap/Local Show
Teeniez TV Station
Achievement Award
Teeniez Role Model
Teeniez Outstanding School
Teenie of the Year
Special Award
Extra Ordinary Achievement Award
Business World
Teeniez Best New Business/Campaign/Product
Business with the Dopest Customer Service
Past Winners
2007 Winners
2008 Winners
2009 Winners
2010 Winners
2011 Winners
2012 Winners
2013 Winners
Controversy
The Buzz Teeniez Awards have been criticized for describing a category as "riddim" and then failing to follow the meaning of "riddim" when picking past winners, and for including NTV and Hot 100, the award sponsors, as nominees.
References
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Category:2007 establishments in Uganda
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Niue at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Niue competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
Athletics
Men
Track
Boxing
Lawn bowls
Singles
Pairs
Triples
Shooting
Clay Target
Men
Weightlifting
Men
Women
Wrestling
Freestyle
References
Niue
Commonwealth Games
2010
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Claire Ellen Max
Claire Ellen Max (born September 29, 1946) is a Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) and is affiliated with the Lick Observatory. She is the Director of the Center for Adaptive Optics at UCSC. Max received the E.O. Lawrence Award in Physics.
Biography
In 1972, Max received her Ph.D. in Astrophysical Sciences from Princeton University, following her B.A. degree in Astronomy from Harvard University, in 1968. Following postdoctoral work at the University of California, Berkeley, Max joined the scientific staff of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1974, working on problems in plasma physics relating to fusion technology. In 1984, she became the founding Director of the Livermore branch of the UC Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, and in 1995, she became the Director of University Relations. She joined the faculty at UCSC in 2001.
Max is best known for her contributions to the theory of adaptive optics as a technique for reducing the optical distortions of images taken through the turbulent atmosphere. This work began at the JASON Defense Advisory Group, which she joined in 1983 as its first female member. With her colleagues in JASON, she developed the idea of using an artificial laser guide star to correct astronomical images. In addition to continuing to develop this technology at the Center for Adaptive Optics, she uses adaptive optics to study active galactic nuclei as well as planets in the solar system.
Awards and honors
Fellow, American Physical Society
Fellow,American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow, SPIE
2002, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2003, Woman of the Year in Science, Alameda County (CA) Women's Hall of Fame
2004, E.O. Lawrence Award in Physics, U.S. Department of Energy, for her contributions to the theory of laser adaptive optics and the applications of adaptive optics to ground-based astronomy
2005, Hartnell College, Salinas, CA: “President’s Partnership of Excellence” Award
2006, Science Award, Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland CA
2008, National Academy of Sciences
2009, James Madison Medal, Princeton University
2015, Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation, American Astronomical Society
References
External links
Dr. Max's page @ UCSC
UC Santa Cruz article about Claire Max
The Center for Adaptive Optics
Claire Max's Non-technical Talk in the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series
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Helcomyza
Helcomyza is a genus of flies in the family Helcomyzidae. There are at least three described species in Helcomyza.
Species
These three species belong to the genus Helcomyza:
H. mediterranea (Loew, 1854)
H. mirabilis Melander, 1920
H. ustulata Curtis, 1825
References
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Jeff Roth
Jeff Roth is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who has competed in North American independent promotions throughout the 1990s including Florida Championship Wrestling, Future of Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance. A frequent tag team partner of Anthony Michaels, the two wrestled as Schmuck and Snot Dudley respectively as well as competing under the name Wild Side. He and Michaels were part of Animal House with Chris Charger and Billy Fives, a stable which dominated numerous Southeastern independent promotions during the late 1990s.
Career
Trained by "The Wild Samoan" Afa Anoa'i, Roth wrestled for numerous Northeastern independent promotions before forming a tag team with Anthony Michaels who had left Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1995. Wrestling as Schmuck and Snot Dudley throughout the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic independent circuit, the two were among the earliest tag teams to join Bobby Rogers' Future of Wrestling promotion in 1998.
Forming a stable with Michaels, Chris Charger and Billy Fives, their stable Animal House would dominate FOW and other Southeastern promotions throughout the late 1990s. Roth, who used an underdog gimmick while in FOW, would win the FOW Lightweight Championship in addition to winning the FOW Tag Team Championship twice with Michaels and once with Charger.
On July 6, 2000, he and Michaels took part in a special wrestling event at the Boys and Girls Club of Miami in front of over 2,000 children. After defeating their opponents, Phi Delta Slam (Bruno Sassi & Big Tilly), they also gave a "brutal paddling" to their manager Fabulous Frank. He and Roth also competed in other Florida-based promotions that year such as Outlaw Championship Wrestling.
On April 13, Roth and Michaels were among those at FOW's fourth anniversary show at the Bergeron Arena in Davie. Appearing on the undercard in front of 3,500 fans, with the main event being a 3-way dance between Terry Funk, Abdullah the Butcher and Kevin Sullivan, they defeated Suicidal Tendencies (Dennis & Sean Allen). The event was later released in the promotion's first dvd, however their match did not appear.
Feuding with The Vandalz during 2002, he and Michaels defeated their rivals at a June 29 house show in Davie, Florida attended by over 1,500 fans. On October 18, Roth took part in a 6-way match against FOW Lightweight Champion David Babylon in Oakland Park, Florida. The other participants included Johnny Vandal, Chasyn Rance, Dan Evans and Mike Styles. In December, their feud continued against Johnny Vandal facing him and Larry Lane in a tag team match and in a 6-man tag team match with Nick Narcisstic against Johnny Vandal, Chaka & Bad Dog in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Following the close of FOW, Roth split up with Michaels and wrestled in various independent promotions including Southern Championship Wrestling and NWA Florida where, June 12, 2004, he defeated Johnny Vandal in Davie. He also faced his former tag team partner on the independent circuit, defeating him in a Super 8 Tournament on January 10, 2004.
At the supercard Pro Wrestling Fusion, an interpromotional show between NWA Florida and NWA Sunray, Roth again faced Johnny Vandal at the Davie PAL on June 12, 2004.
Championships and accomplishments
Coastal Championship Wrestling
CCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
CCW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Anthony Michaels (as Snot Dudley)
Florida Championship Wrestling
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Anthony Michaels (as Snot Dudley)
Future of Wrestling
FOW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
FOW Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Anthony Michaels (3) & Chris Charger
Tag Team of the Year (1998) - with Anthony Michaels
Tag Team of the Year (1999) - with Anthony Michaels
Match of the Year (2000) - with Anthony Michaels vs. Market Crashers
Most Improved Wrestler (2001)
Xtreme Wrestling Alliance
XWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him # 429 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2001.
References
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Category:American male professional wrestlers
Category:The Dudley Brothers members
Category:Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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List of zoos in Germany
This list of zoos, animal parks, wildlife parks, bird parks and other public zoological establishments in Germany is sorted by location.
See also
List of zoos
Sources
Rolf Stelly (ed.): Ein Zoowegweiser zu westdeutschen Tiergärten Wild u. Vogelparks Aquarienschauen usw, Hamburg o.J. (ca. 1963).
Karl Lemke: Tiergärten: Zoos, Aquarien, Wildgehege (Tourist Guide), Berlin / Leipzig 1985.
Heinrich Dathe (ed.): Tiergärten der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Berlin 1987.
Dirk Petzold, Silke Sorge (eds.): Abenteuer Zoo. 550 Zoos, Aquarien und Reptilienhäuser. Der Zooführer für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz'', Graz 2007.
External links
www.zoo-infos.de
Deutsche Tierpark-Gesellschaft (DTG)
Deutscher Wildgehege -Verband (DWV)
Verband Deutscher Zoodirektoren (VDZ)
www.zooliste.de
Germany
Zoos
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Hunt River
Hunt River may refer to:
Hunt River (Alaska), Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
Hunt River (Rhode Island)
Hunt River greenstone belt
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Jason Scott
Jason Scott Sadofsky (born September 13, 1970), more commonly known as Jason Scott, is an American archivist, historian of technology, filmmaker, performer, and actor. Scott has been known by the online pseudonyms Sketch, SketchCow, The Slipped Disk, and textfiles. He has been called "figurehead of the digital archiving world".
He is the creator, owner and maintainer of textfiles.com, a web site which archives files from historic bulletin board systems. He is the creator of a 2005 documentary film about BBSes,
BBS: The Documentary, and a 2010 documentary film about interactive fiction, GET LAMP.
Scott lives in Hopewell Junction, New York. He is the co-owner of Twitter celebrity cat Sockington. He works for Internet Archive and has given numerous presentations at technology related conferences on the topics of digital history, software, and website preservation.
Education
Jason Scott graduated from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York and served on the staff of the school newspaper under the title "Humor Staff". While in high school he produced the humor magazine Esnesnon ("nonsense" backwards). He later graduated from Emerson College in 1992 with a film degree. While at Emerson, he worked for the school humor magazine, school newspaper, WERS 88.9 FM radio, and served as art director on several dramatic plays.
Early work
After graduating from Emerson, Scott lived in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he was employed as a temp worker while also drawing caricatures for pay on the streets of Cambridge.
Projects
In 1990, Scott co-created TinyTIM, a popular MUSH that he ran for ten years. In 1995, Jason joined the video game company Psygnosis as a technical support worker, before being hired by a video game startup, Focus Studios, as an art director. After Focus Studios' closure, Jason moved into UNIX administration, where he remained until 2009.
He has been a speaker at DEF CON, an annual hacker conference, the first time at the 7th conference in 1999, and has spoken there almost every year since then. Scott also spoke at PhreakNIC 6 and 9, Rubi Cons 4 and 5, the 5th H.O.P.E. conference in 2004, Notacons 1, 2 (as a backup), 3 and 4, Toorcon 7, and beta premiered his documentary at the 7th annual Vintage Computer Festival. Most of his talks focus on the capturing of digital history or consist of narratives of stories relevant to his experiences online.
In 2006, Scott announced that he was starting a documentary on video arcades, titled ARCADE. Although he did not complete the project, all of the footage he shot for ARCADE has been made available on the Internet Archive.
In 2007, he co-founded Blockparty, a North American demoparty. For their inaugural year, they paired up with Notacon which takes place annually in Cleveland, Ohio. This collaborative effort allowed the fledgling party to utilize the existing support structure of an established conference.
In January 2009, he formed "Archive Team," a group dedicated to preserving the historical record of websites that close down. Responding to the announcement by AOL of the closure of AOL Hometown, the team announced plans to save Podango and GeoCities.
In October 2009, he started raising funds for a year-long sabbatical from his job as a computer systems administrator, to pursue technology history and archival projects full-time. By November 2009, he had reached his funding goals, with the support of over 300 patrons.
In early 2011, he was involved in Yahoo! Video and Google Video archive projects.
Scott announced the creation of Archive Corps, a volunteer effort to preserve physical archives, in 2015.
Scott has been hosting his own podcast called Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of It since 2017.
Scott is the software curator at the Internet Archive. In April 2019, he uploaded all of the source code for Infocom's text-based adventure games and interactive fiction, including Zork and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, to GitHub.
Sockington
Sockington is a domestic cat who lives in Waltham, Massachusetts. He has gained large-scale fame via the social networking site Twitter. Scott has been regularly posting from Sockington's Twitter account since late 2007. , Sockington's account has over 1.4 million followers, many of which are pet accounts themselves.
Acting
Scott is a frequent collaborator of Johannes Grenzfurthner and appeared as an actor in Soviet Unterzoegersdorf: Sector 2 (2009), Glossary of Broken Dreams (2018), and the upcoming science fiction comedy Je Suis Auto (2019).
Interviews
Scott is featured in the documentary Traceroute reflecting about his archiving work.
Filmography
BBS: The Documentary (2005) (director)
GET LAMP (2010) (director)
Going Cardboard (2012) (editor)
DEFCON: The Documentary (2013) (director)
Glossary of Broken Dreams (2018) (actor)
Je Suis Auto (2019) (actor)
Presentations
TEXTFILES, G-PHILES, AND LOG FILES: Remembering the 1980s Through ASCII – DEF CON 7, July 10, 1999
TEXTFILES.COM: One Year Later – DEF CON 8, July 29, 2000
So You Got Your Lame Ass Sued: A Legal Narrative – DEF CON 9, July 2001
Documenting the BBS – Rubi-Con 4, April 2002
History of Phreaking 101 – PhreakNIC 6.0, November 1, 2002
Keynote: The Future is Now – Rubi-Con 5, March 28, 2003
Apple II Pirate Lore – Rubi-Con 5, March 29, 2003
100 Years of the Computer Art Scene (with RaD Man) – Notacon 1, April 2004
Saving Digital History: A Quick and Dirty Guide – H2K4, July 11, 2004
BBS: The Documentary: A Preview – DEF CON 12, August 2004
The History of the Coleco Adam (mp3) – Notacon 2, April 2005
Why Tech Documentaries are Impossible (And why we have to do them anyway.) – DEF CON 13, July 31, 2005
Fidonet Presentation and Q&A – ToorCon 7, September 17, 2005
BBS Documentary Presentation – PhreakNIC 9.0, October 22, 2005
ConCon: A History of Hacker Conferences – Shmoocon 2, January 13, 2005
Your Moment of Audio Zen: A History of Podcasts – Notacon 3, April 7, 2006
The Great Failure of Wikipedia – Notacon 3, April 8, 2006
Retrocomputing (with Sam Nitzberg, Cheshire Catalyst, Sellam Ismail) – H.O.P.E. Number Six, July 2006
Underground Documentaries: The Art of the Interview and the Access (with Julien McArdle) – H.O.P.E. Number Six, July 2006
Wheel of Internet Knowledge – Phreaknic X, October 2006
Mythapedia – STM (Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers) Innovations Seminar, December 1, 2006
Wikipedia, Brick by Brick – Notacon 4, April 27, 2007
The Edge of Forever – Making Computer History – DEF CON 15, August 4, 2007
Making a Text Adventure Documentary – DEF CON 16, August 10, 2008
Keynote speech – KansasFest, July 22, 2009
That Awesome Time I Was Sued for Two Billion Dollars – DEF CON 17, July 30, 2009
Atomic Porn: What is the smallest particle of erotica? – Arse Elektronika 2009, October 2, 2009
DistriWiki: A Proposal – May 11, 2010
You're Stealing It Wrong! 30 Years of Inter-Pirate Battles - DEF CON 18, July 31, 2010
Archive Team: A Distributed Preservation of Service Attack - DEF CON 19, August 6, 2011
DEF CON Documentary Trailer - DEF CON 20, July 27, 2012
Wanted: Dead or Alive – Webstock, February 15, 2013
Making Of The DEF CON Documentary - DEF CON 21, August 2, 2013
From COLO to YOLO: Confessions Of The Angriest Archivist — Bacon, May 16, 2014
Thwarting the Peasants: A Guided and Rambunctious Tour Through the 2600 DeCSS Legal Files – HOPE X, July 19, 2014
So You Want To Murder a Software Patent – Derbycon, September 26, 2014
See also
Archive Team
Notes
References
Jason Scott, The Defendant (July 2001). So You Got Your Lame Ass Sued: A Legal Narrative. DEF CON speaker. Retrieved 2004-11-19.
Jason Sadofsky, The Tribune Articles, 1987–88
Jason Scott, The Life and Times of Jason Scott
DEF CON 13 (2005) speakers, including Jason Scott's "Why Tech Documentaries are Impossible"
External links
Jason Scott – Personal homepage (Archived)
Collector's Trove of Podcasts, an interview with Jason Scott in Wired magazine online
The Whole Lawsuit Thing – HarvardNetSucks account of the lawsuit.
https://web.archive.org/web/20170911133405/http://sadofsky.com/
leahpeah interview with Jason Scott
fsck interview with Jason Scott
Jason Scott talking about acting
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Psychotria hierniana
Psychotria hierniana is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to São Tomé Island.
References
hierniana
Category:Flora of São Tomé Island
Category:Endemic flora of São Tomé and Príncipe
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Andrea Moroni
Andrea Moroni (born 10 October 1985) is a Sammarinese footballer who currently plays for SS San Giovanni.
He has been capped by the San Marino national football team making his international debut in 2011.
References
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Where Are You Going?
Where Are You Going? (, translit. Za kude putuvate) is a 1986 Bulgarian comedy film directed by Rangel Vulchanov. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival and was entered into the main competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
Stoyan Aleksiev as Dotzent Radev
Georgi Kaloyanchev as Bay Denyo
Katerina Evro as Katerina
Iossif Surchadzhiev as Strezov
Yordan Spirov as Uchitelyat
Katerina Angelova
Dimo Kolarov
Stefan Ilyev
Vasil Dimitrov
See also
List of submissions to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
List of Bulgarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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Category:1980s comedy films
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Category:Bulgarian-language films
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Category:Films shot in Bulgaria
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Argo Community High School
Argo Community High School is a public four-year high school located in Summit, Illinois. The district draws students from the communities of Summit, Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Justice, Willow Springs, and a portion of Hickory Hills. The school was named for the area surrounding the large corn processing plant located near the school, which manufactured Argo corn starch and is currently owned by Ingredion. In 2014 and 2016, Argo was awarded a Bronze Medal by U.S. News & World Report for outstanding academic performance, the only school in the South Suburban Conference to receive such recognition.
On March 11, 2016, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally at Argo that was attended by several thousand people.
Sports
The school competes as a member of the South Suburban Conference. It also competes in state championship series sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Argo sponsors interscholastic teams for men and women in basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. There are men's teams in baseball and football and women's teams in badminton and softball.
Notable alumni
Bob Bercich, a former NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys.
Bill Damaschke, an animator and producer who was formerly an executive at DreamWorks.
Kyle Hill, a former professional basketball player in Europe. He was the second-round draft pick of the Dallas Mavericks in the 2001 NBA draft.
Johnny Karras, a halfback for the Illinois team that won the 1952 Rose Bowl. He was the second-round choice of the Chicago Cardinals in the 1952 NFL draft.
Ted Kluszewski, a MLB first baseman (1947–61) who played most of his career with the Cincinnati Reds. He hit three home runs for the Chicago White Sox in the 1959 World Series.
Sheldon Mallory, a former MLB outfielder for the Oakland Athletics.
Dick Portillo (class of 1957), a restaurateur and founder of the Portillo Restaurant Group, the most notable business of which is Portillo's.
Mamie Till, the fourth black graduate of Argo and mother of Emmett Till, whose murder served as a catalyst in the Civil Rights Movement.
Saul White, a professional basketball player who currently travels the world entertaining fans as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.
Mike York (class of 1982), a former MLB pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland Indians.
References
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Yang Jintong
Yang Jintong is a Chinese competitive swimmer. He won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore. He also won the silver medal in the 400 meter freestyle behind Grant Shoults.
In 2014 at the 2nd FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Balatonfüred, Hungary, Yang won the silver medal in the 5 km youth event. Together with his teammates Qiao Zhongyi and Yan Siyu, he won the gold medal in the mixed team event.
At the senior 2015 Chinese Championships in Huangshan, Yang finished second in the 400-meter freestyle, behind reigning Olympic champion Sun Yang.
References
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Category:Living people
Category:Chinese male swimmers
Category:Male freestyle swimmers
Category:Male long-distance swimmers
Category:Asian Games medalists in swimming
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for China
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Bologna bottle
A Bologna bottle, also known as a Bologna phial or philosophical vial, is a glass bottle which has great external strength, often used in physics demonstrations and magic tricks. The exterior is generally strong enough that one could pound a nail into a block of wood using the bottle as a hammer; however, even a small scratch on the interior would cause it to crumble.
It is created by heating a glass bottle and then rapidly cooling the outside whilst slowly cooling the inside. This causes external compression and internal tension such that even a scratch on the inside is sufficient to shatter the bottle.
The effect is utilized in several magic effects, including the "Devil's Flask".
Manufacture
To create the desired effect, the bottles are rapidly cooled on the outside and slow cooled on the inside during the glass-making process. This causes the outside to be extremely hard, and the inside to be soft and susceptible to damage which can release the powerful internal stresses. The glass is not annealed. Reheating the glass and then allowing it to cool slowly will remove the unique properties from the glass.
Uses
Because of the seemingly paradoxical nature of the glass (being both extremely durable and extremely fragile), Bologna bottles are often used as props in magic tricks, where the bottle can be shattered by rattling a small object inside it.
History
Mentioned in the publication of the Royal Society around 1740s, the Bologna bottle is named for where it was first discovered in Bologna, Italy. During this period, a glassblower would create a Bologna bottle by leaving the bottle in the open air instead of immediately placing the bottle back into the furnace to cool (annealing). This produced a special phenomenon, where the bottle would remain intact even when dropped from a distance onto the brick floor, but would immediately rupture if a small piece of flint were placed inside.
Although the bottle can resist a strong external force, the extremely fragile flaws inside the bottle prevent it from being used in practical applications.
See also
List of bottle types, brands and companies
Prince Rupert's Drop
References
External links
A demonstration of the principle as a magic trick, using a coca-cola bottle as the vessel.
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Palaquium pauciflorum
Palaquium pauciflorum is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
References
Category:Flora of Sri Lanka
pauciflorum
Category:Vulnerable plants
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Bjørn Bjørnsen
Bjørn Bjørnsen (born 16 August 1937) is a Norwegian journalist, non-fiction writer and politician.
Personal life
He was born in Hillevåg, Stavanger to merchant Bernhard Bjørnsen (1901–75) and his wife Marie Magnusson (1902–83). In 1968, he married Torill Johnsen (1948–).
Career
Bjørnsen quit school at a young age and started his journalistic career when fifteen years old. He worked as a journalist and photographer in the newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad before he in 1956 took an exam at the private Journalist Academy. He thereupon started working at the magazine Aktuell. In 1966, he published the book Abort i Norge ("Abortion in Norway") and in 1968 En mann kalt Gulosten ("A Man Nicknamed Cheese"), a biography of resistance fighter Johannes S. Andersen. He published the book Johannas verden ("Johanna's World") in 1974, which sold approximately 80,000 copies in the same year. Bjørnsen wrote two books on the history of Norway during the Second World War: Det utrolige døgnet ("The incredible day", 1977) and Narvik 1940 (1980).
Bjørnsen also authored books on the movie history of Norway. He wrote the book Filmkunnskap ("Movie Knowledge") in 1981, and Slik vi så det. 50 år gjennom kameraøyet ("The Way We Saw It. 50 Years Through the Camera Eye") in 1983. In 1969, he published Hva sensuren tok ("What the censorship took") together with Tore Erlandsen and Kjell Thon. He was editor of the cinema periodical Film og Kino from 1968 to 1975. Between 1984 and 1986, Bjørnsen wrote the 100-year history of Arbeiderbladet in two volumes. In 1990, he published the book Plutselig en dag ("A Sudden Day") on the Revolutions of 1989. He chaired The Norwegian Non-fiction Writers Association during three periods, from its foundation in 1978 to 1980, from 1982 to 1984, and from 1986 to 1988. Bjørnsen was a member of the board of the interest organisation Kopinor from 1983 to 1986. He edited Akershus Amtstidende for one year; in 1989. Between 1992 and 1998, Bjørnsen chaired the Frogn Labour Party.
References
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Record Breakers: World of Speed
Record Breakers: World of Speed were a line of battery operated Mini 4WD manufactured by Hasbro in the late 1980s to 1990s, originally in Japan and then brought to the US. To promote the toys Hasbro created the "National Association of Record Breakers" and hosted races in shopping malls across the country. A syndicated live-action series entitled simply "Record Breakers" plugging the toyline aired some of these events.
The toys
Record Breakers were known for their speed, and on smooth surfaces were capable of 20 miles per hour, translating to 500-640 scale miles per hour. The cars lacked the pins or blades which characterized most Mini 4WD cars, and instead were fitted with guide wheels allowing them to run on a track. They could be run independently, but a car outside of a track would inevitably crash into an obstacle if not otherwise stopped.
Depending on the version, the cars contained one or two electric motors running off two AA batteries. The single motor cars could be manually switched between 2WD and 4WD, and some allowed the addition of a third battery for more power. Customization and upgrade kits with accessories such as different kinds of wheels and guide wheels were sold, as well as different kinds of tracks.
TV series
A live-action TV series produced by DIC Enterprises was co-hosted by Jesse Ventura and Gary Apple, aired in syndication for four episodes in 1989. Episodes were shot in shopping malls and featured a large, extravagant race track. Jesse Ventura's car, in particular was outfitted with a small camera and the show would frequently air video from his car's perspective as it raced through the track. Segments included kids interviewed for racing tips, "Jesse's Crash Bash", and the show would also feature stop-motion shorts of Ventura's car with his voiceover (in effect making the car a cartoon character.)
See also
Mini 4WD
References
External links
Virtual Toy Chest's Record Breakers Archive
Record Breakers box gallery
Category:Hasbro products
Category:Slot cars
Category:1980s toys
Category:1990s toys
Category:Toy cars and trucks
Category:Toy brands
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Oak Street/Southwest 1st Avenue station
Oak Street/Southwest 1st Avenue is a light rail station on the MAX Blue and Red Lines in Portland, Oregon. It the 4th stop on the current Eastside MAX. It was previously also served by the Yellow Line, from 2004 to 2009, until that line's relocation to the Portland Transit Mall.
The station has side platforms built into the sidewalk. Located on 1st Avenue and spanning the block from Oak Street to Stark Street, it serves office buildings and art galleries, as well as Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
Bus line connections
This station on Southwest Oak Street is served by the following bus line:
16-Front Ave/St Helens Rd (one direction only) (stop ID number 12798)
External links
Station info
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Category:MAX Blue Line
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Maruthi Mandir
Maruthi Mandir (),Mushampally Road, Nalgonda. Maruthi Mandir is a Hindu temple in the town of Nalgonda. The primary deity god of the temple is Hanuman
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John Gilbert (film editor)
John Gilbert is a film editor who works primarily in New Zealand. Gilbert has edited 17 feature films as well as television shows and short films. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, among several honors, for Mel Gibson's war drama Hacksaw Ridge (2016). Gilbert had earlier received various accolades for his work on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), including the Satellite Award for Best Editing and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and an ACE Eddie Award.
John Gilbert's first position in film was with Government filmmaking body The National Film Unit, in his native New Zealand. Gilbert was taking a break from history and anthropology studies at the time, but never returned to university, moving on to Television New Zealand, where he worked as an assistant editor and editor. Gilbert also spent time freelancing as a sound editor.
Gilbert's first credit as an editor on a full-length feature was for the film Crush (1992), which was invited to the Cannes Film Festival. Gilbert received a "Best Editing" award from the New Zealand Film and Television Awards for comedy drama film Via Satellite (1998). He received a New Zealand Screen Award for editing The World's Fastest Indian (2005) and reunited with Mel Gibson on the historical drama The Professor and the Madman.
Gilbert has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors.
Selected filmography (editor)
References
External links
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Category:American Cinema Editors
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Category:Best Film Editing Academy Award winners
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Fulk Building
The Fulk Building is a historic commercial building at 300 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a three-story brick Romanesque Revival building, with commercial storefronts on the ground floor, and two-story round-arch bays on the upper levels. Built about 1900 for attorney and landowner Francis Fulk, it typifies buildings that lined Main Street around the turn of the 20th century, and is one of its better examples of Romanesque architecture.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Little Rock, Arkansas
References
Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Arkansas
Category:Buildings and structures in Little Rock, Arkansas
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Little Rock, Arkansas
Category:Historic district contributing properties in Arkansas
Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1900
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Canoel
Canoel is the seat of the hero in of the medieval epic of Tristan and Iseult, versions of which were written by Gottfried von Strassburg, Thomas of England, Béroul, and others. The authors who mention Canoel situate it in "Parmenie", a fictitious land nebulously situated on the French side of the English Channel between Brittany and Normandy. Traditionally, Tristan is from Lyonesse, a lost land very similar to Parmenie.
May also relate to Canoel International Energy; former name of Zenith Energy Ltd., an energy company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Broder singer
The Broderzinger or Broder singers, from Brody in Ukraine, were Jewish itinerant performers in Austrian Galicia, Romania, and Russia, professional or semiprofessional songwriters and performers, who from at least the early 19th century sang and danced, often in comic disguises, and who performed short one-act plays. They were often badchonim (traditional wedding entertainers) and meshorerim (singers in cantors' choirs). They were among the first to publicly perform Yiddish-language songs outside of Purim plays and wedding parties, and were an important precursor to Yiddish theatre. They erected miniature stages and entertained customers in taverns, wine cellars, and restaurant gardens.
The first written records of the Broder singers are the remarks of Jews passing through Brody, which was a trading center on a major route of travel ("a stopping point on the travels of Russian Jewish merchants to and from the Leipzig fair."). These records are generally disapproving of the singing of songs when no religious occasion called for music.
Later the term Broder Singer was applied to performers who had no connection with Brody.
Among the most famous Broder singers were Berl Margulis - better known as Berl Broder (1815–1868) - and Moyshe Prizament and his son Shloyme Prizament. Some of Berl Broder's original songs, along with the works of his son and grandson who continued the tradition of secular Yiddish writing, can be found in his grandson Ber Margulies' book Dray doyres̀ lider fun Berl Broder (Margulies), feliṭonen fun Yom Hatsyoni (YitsḥaḳMargulies), poemen un lider fun Ber Margulies (1957) (free online download from the Yiddish Book Center).
References
Category:Yiddish theatre
Category:Yiddish words and phrases
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List of Azerbaijani women artists
This is a list of Azerbaijani women artists who were born in Azerbaijan or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.
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Sara Ashurbeyli (1907–2006), painter
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Rena Effendi (born 1977), Cairo-based Azerbaijani photographer
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Elmira Hüseynova (1933–1995), sculptor
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Geysar Kashiyeva (1893–1972), painter
M
Aida Mahmudova (born 1982), contemporary artist
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Sitara Rahimova (1945-2010), master of decorative fine arts
Maral Rahmanzadeh (1916–2008), painter
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Sabina Shikhlinskaya (born 1962), contemporary artist
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Azerbaijani women artists, List of
Artists
Women artists, List of Azerbaijani
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Neocollyris gracilis
Neocollyris gracilis is a species of ground beetle in the genus Neocollyris in the family Carabidae. It was described by Horn in 1894.
References
Gracilis, Neocollyris
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List of by-elections to the Wellington City Council
By-elections to the Wellington City Council occur to fill vacant seats in the City Council. The death, resignation, bankruptcy or expulsion of a sitting Councillor can cause a by-election to occur. By-elections were particularly frequent in the 1980s and 1990s but have become a rarity in recent years with only two occurring since 2000. The last by-election in Wellington was in 2017 triggered by Deputy-Mayor Paul Eagle's resignation upon being elected MP for .
Background
Local by-elections normally have lower turnouts than full local body elections. A noted case occurred in 1960 when a vacancy triggered a by-election which had a turnout of only 7.7% of voters, prompting Mayor Frank Kitts to label the light turnout a "deplorable state of affairs" as "...there were responsible and worthwhile citizens who were prepared to devote their time and money in service to the people". By-elections on the city council were on occasion deferred if a substantial majority of the council agreed to fill the vacancy by appointment, resulting in the highest polling unsuccessful candidate at the previous election being appointed to the council unless there is a public demand for a poll to be held (known as extraordinary vacancies). This arrangement has happened several times such as in 1973 when Olive Smuts-Kennedy resigned her seat and Seton Nossiter was appointed to replace her, in 1979 when Irvine Yardley resigned and was replaced with Tala Cleverley after several higher polling candidates declined the appointment, and in 1985 when Leone Harkness resigned and her council seat which was taken by Bruce Harris.
Two Mayors first entered the Council via by-elections; John Luke (in 1905) and Celia Wade-Brown (in 1994).
List
1901–86
Between 1901 and 1986 municipal elections in Wellington were conducted at large. The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Wellington City Council at large:
Key
1986–present
Since 1986 municipal elections in Wellington have been held via a Wards system of local electoral districts. The following is a list of by-elections held to fill vacancies on the Wellington City Council under the ward system:
Key
Results
1904 by-election
1905 by-election
1906 by-election
1910 by-election
1912 by-election
1920 by-election
1922 by-election
1926 by-election
1927 by-election
1933 by-election
1936 by-election
1949 by-election
1955 by-election
1960 by-election
1969 by-election
1987 by-election, Otari Ward
1987 by-election, Karori Ward
1989 by-election, Southern Ward
1991 by-election, Southern Ward
1994 by-election, Onslow Ward
1994 by-election, Southern Ward
1996 by-election, Southern Ward
1997 by-election, Northern Ward
2000 by-election, Eastern Ward
2017 by-election, Southern Ward
Notes
References
Category:Politics of the Wellington Region
Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council By-elections
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Budy Strzegowskie
Budy Strzegowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegowo, within Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.
References
Budy Strzegowskie
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Cedar Creek Camp, California
Cedar Creek Camp was a settlement in El Dorado County, California. It was located east of Coyoteville.
References
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Nordisk tidskrift för bok- och biblioteksväsen
Nordisk tidskrift för bok- och biblioteksväsen was a Swedish bibliographical periodical. It was established in 1914 by Almqvist & Wiksell with Isak Collijn as its Editor-in-Chief. He was succeeded by Tönnes Kleberg in 1949, who was succeeded by Gert Hornwall in 1975. In 1990, Almqvist & Wiksell ceased publishing the periodical. It was then published by Avdelningen för bok- och bibliotekshistoria in 1991, by Lund University from 1992 to 1997 and by the Scandinavian University Press until 2000. It was revived by the five national libraries of the Nordic countries, which titled it Nordisk Tidskrift för Bok- och Bibliotekshistoria. The periodical was disestablished in 2007. In March 2005, Project Runeberg started digitalising the volumes from 1914 to 1935 of the periodical.
References
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Stockpile
A stockpile is a pile or storage location for bulk materials, forming part of the bulk material handling process.
Stockpiles are used in many different areas, such as in a port, refinery or manufacturing facility. The stockpile is normally created by a stacker. A reclaimer is used to recover the material. Stockpiles are normally stacked in stockyards in refineries, ports and mine sites.
A simple stockpile is formed by machinery dumping coal into a pile, either from dump trucks, pushed into heaps with bulldozers or from conveyor booms. More controlled stockpiles are formed using stackers to form piles along the length of a conveyor, and reclaimers to retrieve the coal when required for product loading, etc.
Individuals may also choose to stockpile certain commodities (e.g. food, medical supplies), that they fear may not be available to purchase in the future. For example, in March 2019, one in ten British shoppers were reported to be stockpiling food prior to Brexit.
In the construction field stockpile volume measurement is a monthly work program. We can calculate volume of a stockpile manually or by using different types of software. Calculating the volume of a stockpile manually does not require any software. Software used to calculate stockpile volumes can either be proprietary, such as Microsoft Excel and Autocad, or Libre, such as Libre Office Calc and OpenSCAD
See also
Nuclear stockpile
Coal preparation plant
References
External links
Category:Bulk material handling
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Nest (band)
Nest is a neofolk / ambient band from Riihimäki, Finland, formed in 1999. The band's inspiration comes from the Finnish folklore, as well as from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and the Grimm Brothers. Kantele, a traditional Finnish musical instrument, is very prominent in the band's music. They contributed a cover of the song "The Gallant Crow" to the Skepticism tribute album "Entering the Levitation".
Biography
Nest was formed in the spring of 1999 by Aslak Tolonen, who had previously composed computer-generated metal music. During the 1990s, Tolonen learned to play kantele, which coincided with gradual loss of heavy elements from his compositions, until he decided to settle on the acoustic and ambient style exclusively, marking the formation of the band. Nest's name was chosen to evoke the feelings of solace, comfort and freedom to experiment. The band's first demo, Fabled Lore, was released on 1 April 2000.
Line-up
Aslak Tolonen – kantele (15-string), ethnic & north drum, synthesizer, vocals
Timo Saxell – bass, add. guitar, vocals
Discography
Studio albums
Woodsmoke (2003)
Trail of the Unwary (2007)
Body Pilot (2011)
Mietteitä (2015)
Demos / splits
Fabled Lore (2000)
The Unseen Passage / Hidden Stream (2001)
Agalloch/Nest Split 10" (2004)
Compilations
Within a Decade (2014) - Contains all tracks from Fabled Lore, The Unseen Passage / Hidden Stream, Woodsmoke and Trail of the Unwary as well as some rare versions and covers
Featured On
Entering the Levitation - a tribute to Skepticism (2007)
Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings (2010) (V/A)
References
External links
Official Homepage
Corvus Records
Nest at The Metal Archives
Nest at MySpace
Nest at Bandcamp
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Category:Neofolk music groups
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Sayla District
Sayla District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
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Para-Bromoamphetamine
para-Bromoamphetamine (PBA), also known as 4-bromoamphetamine (4-BA), is an amphetamine derivative which acts as a serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agent (SNDRA) and produces stimulant effects.
Neurotoxicity
Like most other para-substituted amphetamines, PBA can be neurotoxic and may deplete the brain of 5-hydroxyindoles for at least a week.
See also
Substituted amphetamines
4-Bromomethcathinone (4-BMC)
4-Fluoroamphetamine (4-FA)
para-Chloroamphetamine (PCA)
para-Iodoamphetamine (PIA)
References
Category:Neurotoxins
Category:Substituted amphetamines
Category:Bromoarenes
Category:Serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents
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2014 Swiss Indoors – Doubles
Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot were the defending champions, but Huey decided to compete in Valencia instead. Inglot played alongside Florin Mergea, but lost in the semifinals to Vasek Pospisil and Nenad Zimonjić.
Pospisil and Zimonjić went on to win the title, defeating Marin Draganja and Henri Kontinen in the final, 7–6(15–13), 1–6, [10–5].
Seeds
Draw
Draw
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Colin Fleming / Jonathan Marray
Qualifying draw
References
Main Draw
Qualifying Draw
Swiss Indoors - Doubles
2014 Doubles
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Polish judicial disciplinary panel law
The Polish judicial disciplinary panel law is legislation approved by the Sejm (223 to 205) on 20 December 2019, but not yet ratified into law. The bill empowers the Disciplinary Chamber at the Supreme Court of Poland to punish judges who engage in "political activity", including questioning the political independence of the panel. Punishment of judges may be a fine, reduction of salary, or termination from their position. The bill also changes the manner in which the head of the Supreme Court of Poland is appointed. The Law and Justice party had previously attempted to oust the current head, Małgorzata Gersdorf, and her term expires in 2020. Giving the government, in effect, the ability to control and sack judges the legislation violates EU judicial system legislation.
The bill was born as a continuation of the legislation following the 2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis, further exerting political control on the courts. Critics of the law have called it draconian, and demonstrations against it took place throughout Poland. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said that the bill "risks further undermining the already heavily challenged independence of the judiciary in Poland". The EU urged Poland not to pass the bill, and to consult the Venice Commission, yet it passed. The Association of Judges of Ireland condemned the Polish legislation. Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, warned that "You can’t be a member of the European Union if you don’t have independent, impartial courts operating in accordance with fair trial rule, upholding union law".
The Polish Supreme court stated that the bill was a "continuation of the lawlessness of the 1980s". According to the court: "Everything is there: a ban on the freedom of speech by judges, the establishment of a surveillance mechanism and a drastic reduction of their right to have profiles on social networks". The Polish Supreme Court, prior to the bill passing, said that Poland overruling the primacy of EU law may force it out of the bloc.
Donald Tusk, former European Council president, warned the bill might force Poland out of the EU. Ombudsman Adam Bodnar said the law "violates the Constitution and the ground rules of the rule of law" and "would definitively put Polish courts and judges under the control of the legislative and executive branches of government". Special Rapporteur of the United Nations on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Diego García Sayán and President of the European Association of Judges José Igreja Matos warned the legislation "runs contrary to judicial independence".
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Committee for the Defence of Democracy organized protests throughout Poland against the bill.
See also
Protests against Polish judiciary reforms
Judicial independence
Judiciary of Poland
References
Category:Judiciary of Poland
Category:Polish law
Category:2019 in Poland
Category:Controversies in Poland
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Category:Legal history of Poland
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1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 11–12 March.
Medalists
Results
Qualification
Qualification: 6.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.
Final
References
Long
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Christine Magnuson
Christine Marie Magnuson (born October 17, 1985) is an American competition swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist. She has won a total of five medals in major international competition, four silvers, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships.
Early years
Magnuson was born in Palos Heights, Illinois, and graduated from Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Illinois. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee, where she swam for the Tennessee Volunteers swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) competition from 2005 to 2008. At the 2008 NCAA Championships, Magnuson won an individual national championship in the 100-yard butterfly. She finished her college career with 23 All-American honors, three school records and five SEC individual championships.
International swimming career
2008 Summer Olympics
Magnuson won the silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly final, finishing behind Libby Trickett of Australia who had won the gold medal in an Oceanic record. She also set an American record in that event during the semifinals. Magnuson earned her second medal, also a silver, in the 4×100-meter medley relay finishing behind team Australia.
2009 World Championships
Magnuson advanced to the 100-meter butterfly semifinals and finished tenth overall. Magnuson also swam the third leg in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay but the United States finished fourth in the final.
See also
List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
List of University of Tennessee people
List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
References
External links
Christine Magnuson at USA Swimming
Christine Magnuson at the United States Olympic Committee
Christine Magnuson at University of Tennessee
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Category:American female butterfly swimmers
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
Category:Olympic swimmers of the United States
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Category:Tennessee Volunteers women's swimmers
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Petar Divić
Petar Divić (; born 11 July 1975) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Sloga Kraljevo.
Club career
Divić played for Dinamo Pančevo in the 1994–95 Second League of FR Yugoslavia, as the club suffered relegation. He spent one season with the club in the Serbian League Vojvodina, before securing a transfer to Spanish club Toledo in the summer of 1996. On his league debut, Divić netted a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over Écija. He, however, managed to score just one more goal in the remainder of the 1996–97 Segunda División.
In the summer of 1997, Divić returned to his homeland and joined First League of FR Yugoslavia club Rad. He failed to make an impact with the Građevinari and switched to ČSK Čelarevo in the 1998 winter transfer window, immediately helping them win promotion to the Second League.
In the summer of 1999, Divić signed with OFK Beograd. He enjoyed a successful stint with the club, becoming the First League of FR Yugoslavia top scorer in the 2000–01 campaign with 27 goals. During his two and a half years with the Romantičari, Divić scored a total of 56 league goals in 76 appearances.
In December 2001, Divić moved abroad for the second time and joined Union Berlin. He scored seven times in 18 league games until the end of the 2001–02 season. Six months later, Divić was transferred to fellow Zweite Bundesliga club Eintracht Trier. He failed to score any goals in 15 league appearances.
International career
Divić earned two caps for FR Yugoslavia, both at the Kirin Cup in 2001. He initially came on as a half-time substitute for Milivoje Ćirković in a 0–2 loss to Paraguay on 28 June. Six days later, on 4 July, Divić played the full 90 minutes in Dragan Stojković's national team farewell against Japan, as they lost 0–1.
Post-playing career
After serving as a caretaker in the final rounds of the 2016–17 Serbian First League, Divić was appointed manager of OFK Beograd in June 2017, following the club's relegation to the Serbian League Belgrade. He resigned from the position in April 2018. Later that month, Divić took charge at his childhood club Dinamo Pančevo.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
ČSK Čelarevo
Serbian League Vojvodina: 1997–98
Individual
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Ismat Jahan
Ismat Jahan (born 1960) is the Permanent Observer of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to the European Union. From 2009 to 2016, she was Ambassador of Bangladesh to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Communities and from 2007 to 2009, she was the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.
Education
A career diplomat of the 1982 batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (Foreign Affairs) cadre, Jahan had her education in the University of Dhaka with an honours and a master's degree in economics.
Later, she did her MA in law and diplomacy from The Fletcher School, Tufts University, with cross-registered course works at Harvard University, Boston, US. She was also a fellow in the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, US.
Diplomatic career
During her diplomatic career, Jahan served in various capacities at Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Ministry as well as missions abroad including Bangladesh's Permanent Missions in New York City and Geneva, and High Commission in New Delhi. She was Bangladesh's Ambassador to the Netherlands (2005–2007).
Prior to her appointment as Ambassador to the Netherlands, Jahan served as a Director General of the International Organisations, United Nations and Multilateral Economic Affairs Wings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.
In July 2016, she was appointed as the head the OIC's Permanent Observer Mission to the European Union.
Marriage
She is married to Johannes den Heijer, a national of the Netherlands, and professor of Arabic language and literature at the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Her marriage was the first time a Bangladeshi diplomat has married a non-Bangladeshi citizen.
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Plays That Good Old Rock and Roll
Plays That Good Old Rock and Roll is the second album by Neil Michael Hagerty. It was released as an LP and CD by Drag City in 2002.
Track listing
All songs written by Hagerty
Side one
"Gratitude" – 3:53
"Oklahoma Township" – 3:51
"The Storm Song" – 3:08
"Shaved C*nt" – 4:39
Side two
"Some People Are Crazy" – 3:10
"Louisa La Ray" – 6:31
"It Could Happen Again" – 1:54
"Sayonora" – 2:35
"Rockslide" – 1:57
Personnel
Neil Michael Hagerty – guitar, vocals
Tim Barnes – drums, gongs
Dan Brown – acoustic bass
Edith Frost – vocals
Miighty Flashlight – electric bass, piano
The Riverview Ramblers – vocal chorus
Adam Shelton – saxophone
Susan Voelz – violin
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Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima (飯島 澄男 Iijima Sumio, born May 2, 1939) is a Japanese physicist and inventor, often cited as the inventor of carbon nanotubes. Although carbon nanotubes had been observed prior to his "invention", Iijima's 1991 paper generated unprecedented interest in the carbon nanostructures and has since fueled intense research in the area of nanotechnology.
Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1939, Iijima graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1963 from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo. He received a Master's degree in 1965 and completed his Ph.D. in solid-state physics in 1968, both at Tohoku University in Sendai.
Between 1970 and 1982 he performed research with crystalline materials and high-resolution electron microscopy at Arizona State University. He visited the University of Cambridge during 1979 to perform studies on carbon materials.
He worked for the Research Development Corporation of Japan from 1982 to 1987, studying ultra-fine particles, after which he joined NEC Corporation where he is still employed. He discovered carbon nanotubes in 1991. When he discovered carbon nanotubes, he not only took pictures of them but he put two together and explained what they really are. Afterwards, he was credited with the discovery. He is also a University Professor at Meijo University since 1999. Furthermore, he is the Honorary AIST Fellow of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Distinguished Invited University Professor of Nagoya University.
He was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics in 2002, "for the discovery and elucidation of the atomic structure and helical character of multi-wall and single-wall carbon nanotubes, which have had an enormous impact on the rapidly growing condensed matter and materials science field of nanoscale science and electronics."
He is a foreign associate of National Academy of Sciences, foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
He is also a Member of the Japan Academy.
Research fields
Nano Science, Crystallography, Electron Microscopy, Solid-State Physics, Materials Science
Professional record
1968 - 1974: Research Associate, Research Institute for Scientific Measurements, Tohoku University, Sendai
1970 - 1977: Research Associate, Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
1977 - 1982: Senior Research Associate, Center for Solid State Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
1979: Visiting Senior Scientist, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
1982 - 1987: Group Leader, ERATO Program, Research Development Corporation of Japan, Nagoya
1987 – Present: Senior Research Fellow, NEC Corporation, Tsukuba (Joined NEC in 1987 as Senior Principal Researcher)
1998 - 2002: Research Director, JST/ICORP "Nanotubulites" Project Tsukuba and Nagoya
1999 – Present: University Professor, Meijo University, Nagoya
2001 – 2015: Director, Nanotube Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba
2005 – 2012: Dean, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT, http://saint.skku.edu), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
2006 – 2009: Project Reader, NEDO “Carbon Nanotube Capacitor Development Project”
2007 – Present: Distinguished University Professor of Nagoya University, Nagoya
2008 – 2012: Distinguished Invited Chair Professor for World Class University (WCU) Program, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
2015 – Present: Honorary AIST Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Academy
2007: Foreign Associate, The National Academy of Sciences
2009: Foreign Member, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
2010: Member, The Japan Academy
2011: Foreign Fellow, Chinese Academy of Science
Recognition
Honors
2000: Fellow, The American Physical Society
2001: Honorary Fellowship, Royal Microscopical Society
2002: Honorary Doctor, University of Antwerp
2002: Honorary Member, The Crystallographic Society of Japan
2003: Honorary Doctor, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne(EPFL)
2004: Honorary Member, The Japanese Society of Microscopy
2005: Honorary Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University
2005: Honorary Professor, Peking University
2007: Fellow, The Japan Society of Applied Physics
2009: Fellow, The Microscopy Society of America
2009: Honorary Member, The Chemical Society of Japan
2009: Honorary Professor, Tsinghua University
2009: Distinguished Professor, The University of Electro-Communications
2010: Honorary Professor, Zhejiang University
2010: Honorary Professor, Southeast University
2014: Honorary Doctor, Aalto University
Major awards
1976: Bertram Eugene Warren Diffraction Physics Award, (The American Crystallography Society)
1985: Nishina Memorial Award, (The Nishina Memorial Foundation)
1996: Asahi Prize, (The Asahi Shinbun Cultural Foundation)
2002: Agilent EuroPhysics Prize, (European Physical Society)
2002: James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials, (American Physical Society)
2002: Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics, (The Franklin Institute)
2002: Japan Academy Award and Imperial Award, (The Japan Academy)
2003: Person of Cultural Merit
2007: Gregori Aminoff Prize in crystallography 2007, (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
2007: Fujihara Award, (The Fujihara Foundation of Science)
2007: Balzan Prize for Nanoscience 2007
2008: The Kavli Prize Nanoscience 2008 (The Kavli Foundation)
2008: The Prince of Asturias Award for Technical Scientific Research 2008, (The Prince of Asturias Foundation)
2009: Order of Culture
2017: Sir C. V. Raman Visiting Professorship award for CNT (University of Madras, Chennai, India) during March 6–13, 2017.
2017: Inaugural Platinum Medal from Indian Association of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (www.iannindia.org).
and others
References
External links
"About Myself" - NEC's page about Dr. Sumio Iijima
"Nanotubulites" - about Dr. Sumio Iijima
Nanotubes: The Materials of the 21st Century - video presentation by Sumio Iijima
Arizona State University story on Kavli Prize
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Rupgarh, Bhiwani
Rupgarh is a village in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. It lies approximately south of the district headquarters town of Bhiwani. , the village had 486 households with a population of 2,599 of which 1,333 were male and 1,266 female.
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Grade I listed buildings in Warwickshire
There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Warwickshire, by district.
North Warwickshire
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See also
Grade II* listed buildings in Warwickshire
Notes
References
National Heritage List for England
External links
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Gail Caldwell
Gail Caldwell (born January 20, 1951) is an American critic. She was the chief book critic for The Boston Globe, where she was on staff from 1985 to 2009. Caldwell was the winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. The award was for eight Sunday reviews and two other columns written in 2000. According to the Pulitzer Prize board, those columns were noted for “her insightful observations on contemporary life and literature.”
Caldwell was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas. After graduating from Tascosa High School, she attended Texas Tech University for a while but transferred to University of Texas at Austin and obtained two degrees in American studies. She was an instructor at the University of Texas until 1981. Before joining The Boston Globe, Caldwell taught feature writing at Boston University, worked as the arts editor of the Boston Review and wrote for the publications New England Monthly and Village Voice.
She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts and wrote the 2006 memoir, A Strong West Wind : A Memoir () and the 2010, Let's Take the Long Way Home, a memoir of her friendship with author Caroline Knapp. Caldwell published a third memoir in 2014, New Life, No Instructions (), about her childhood bout with polio. She has a Samoyed named Tula.
References
External links
Birnbaum v. Gail Caldwell, an interview with The Morning News.
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Diapontia Islands
The Diapontia Islands or Diapontian Islands (), also known as Othonoi Islands () are a Greek island complex in the Ionian Sea. They are located some 6 km to the northwest of Corfu, and about 80 km away from Italian coasts. The main islands of the archipelago are Othoni, Ereikoussa and Mathraki. They are the only inhabited islands. The complex includes also the islets and rocks of Diakopo, Diaplo, Karavi, Kastrino, Leipso, Ostrako, Plaka, Plateia and Tracheia. Sazan (; ; ; ) located in southern Albania, is considered to be part of the Diapontia islands.
The largest island is Othoni, with an area of 10.8 km2 and the most populated is Ereikoussa with a population of 496 inhabitants according to 2011 census. The islands are the most west point in Greece and administratively belong to Corfu regional unit and Corfu. The islands today are a tranquil and serene place for holidays.
Main islands
History
At the beginning of the second millennium, Diapontia islands were conquered alternatively by the Franks (the 11th century) and the Venetians (12th century), and often attacked by pirates of Barbary and Algeria. From the end of 1383 until 1386 the domination of Corfu brought by Charles III of Naples. In his letter he stated that on April 19, 1383 granted the usufruct of Othoni Ereikoussa, Mathraki, Diapolo and Vido, the knight Theodore Skaliti as fief.
In 1537, the Turkish fleet under the command of Greek origin pirate and admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa massacred the inhabitants of Othoni island after a long battle. In Stavros district at an altitude of 217 m. a white stone cross exists until today to commemorate that event.
The last settlers of Othoni apparently came from Paxos and Ioannina, Parga and the region of Epirus. Dated after the Battle of Nafpaktos in 1571, when the Turkish fleet was destroyed and the islanders began to move more safely. After the last movement, the residents of Othoni island colonized the two other small islands, Ereikoussa and Mathraki.
In 1815, the English conquered Othonoi and as is said, sent to the island sick soldiers to recover because of the good climate that prevailed. The Treaty signed on March 29, 1864 between the three powers (England, France, Russia) and the Kingdom of Greece, the Ionian Islands -and Diapontia islands- passed definitively to Greek sovereignty on 21 May. On October 5, 1864, the Ionian Parliament realized the purpose of the convocation solemnly acting union with Greece as one and indivisible state under king, George I of Greece. From 1869 until 1912 Othoni, Ereikousa and Mathraki formed the municipality of Dimos Diapontion with Othoni as capital.. In 1913, finding the island too unimportant to risk war with Italy, Greece evacuated Sazan.
Naval history
Diapontians achieved big naval and maritime history. A lot of men were involved in shipping (1880-1990). It is significant that there is no Diapontian family without a sailor. Also, many Diapontians were senior crews in Hellenic war ships. Main maritime occupations was sailor, boatswain, master or engineer of any class. There were also many ship owners as they had a large number of yachts and commercial steamships traveling to many Mediterranean ports.
Unfortunately, within these decades of history that Diapontians wrote at sea, there were some victims because of several wrecks due to sloppiness and carelessness of those responsible in the last century. Today, there are plenty of fishing and speed boats owned by Diapontians in every island.
Sinking of submarine Proteus
On 29 December 1940, the Greek submarine Proteus sank in the sea area of Othoni. The submarine had attacked an Italian convoy carrying ammunition to Vlorë. After sinking the steamer Sardegna, the submarine was rammed by the Italian torpedo boat Antares. The loss of the submarine was the first loss of the Greek Navy in World War II. A monument to honor the memory of the crew, was inaugurated in Othoni on June 15, 2015.
Mythology
According to mythology, in the ancient times, Othoni was the island of nymph Calypso, who lived in a large cave. Odysseus fell in love and remained like a prisoner there for seven years. Homer called thιs island Ogygia who wrote there was a strong scent of cypress on Ogygia island. Odysseus left the island by a raft and he sank on Scheria, the island of Corfu .
According to Hesychius, after the Trojan War, Elephenor, king of Avantes from Euboea fled to the island after the fall of Troy, to atone as he had killed his grandfather, Abas.
Othoni
Othoni (Greek: Οθωνοί, Italian: Fanò or Othoni) is the westernmost point of Greece and the largest of the Diapontia Islands. It is a former community of the Ionian Islands. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Corfu with population 392 (2011).Othoni is divided into two regions which are Ano Panta (Greek: Άνω πάντα) and Kato Panta (Greek: Κάτω πάντα). There are more than 20 settlements. In the 19th century the island was the capital of the Diapontia Islands municipality, which also included nearby islands of Ereikoussa, Mathraki. Othoni is about 47 nautical miles from Santa Maria di Leuca cape, Italy. On Akro Kastri is an active 19th century lighthouse which marks the approaches to Othoni, the most northerly island of the Ionian archipelago.
Ereikoussa
Ereikoussa (, ) is part of the municipality of Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the most populated island of Diapontia. It is located off the northwestern coast of the island of Corfu, and is almost equidistant from Corfu to the southeast, Mathraki to the southwest, and Othonoi to the west. There is only one town on the island, also named Ereikoússa. Its population was 496 at the 2011 census and its land area is . The municipal unit has an area of 4.449 km2. The island is rich in green forests, filled with cypress, and olive trees. It has two beaches, Porto (Πόρτο) and Braghini (Μπραγκίνι); the names are of Italian origin, and date back to the period of Venetian rule. Braghini is rarely visited because it is further away from the main part of the island.
Mathraki
Mathraki (, older form: Μαθράκιον) since the 2011 local government reform, is part of the municipality of Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.532 km2. Population 329 (2011). Mathraki is a 45-minute boat ride off the coast of Corfu (4 NM from Cape Arilas). It has three restaurants that double as general stores, villas and "rooms to let". Mathraki is a quiet island that manages to stay clear of tourists except for the occasional hikers that brave the rocky coastline. The municipal unit includes the three nearby islets Diakopo, Diaplo and Tracheia.
Sazan
Sazan (; ; ; ) is an island inside the Mediterranean Sea in southern Albania.
In 1864 the island was ceded to Greece with the rest of the Ionian Islands as part of Diapontia islands, but not occupied, coming under de facto Ottoman control. It was not until the First Balkan War in 1912 that Greece landed soldiers on the island and formally claimed it. After the end of the Second Balkan War in 1913, Italy and Austria-Hungary pressed Greece to evacuate the southern part of modern Albania. Finding the island too unimportant to risk war with Italy, Greece evacuated it.
Origin of Diapontians
The traditional aspect of the local population is that their roots are from Epirus region and Paxos as many diapontian surnames are common with Epirote, Northern Epirus and Paxos surnames (e.x Argyros, Mastoras etc.) and it's a common opinion that their roots seem to be Epirotic, Arvanitic and from Paxos island. The main point of view of the most Diapontians the last century is that families from Paxos immigrated Othoni. Also, the surnames around Diapontia are in some cases completely the same on each island as many Othonians immigrated the other two islands after immigrated Othoni leaving Paxos. There are also many villages of Diapontia islands which have the same names with some of Paxos (Deletatika, Argyratika etc.)
The reasons for this migration are not entirely clear and may be manifold. The main waves of migration in Diapontia started around 1600, reached a peak some time during the 19th century, and ended around 1800 reaching Othoni starting from Ano Panta, then Ereikousa, and finally Mathraki. The folklorist-anthropologist and specialist in Greek folklore Dimitrios Loukatos documented that the Diapontians origin had for sure connections with Epirus and Paxos as during his research on Diapontia Islands in 1960's found similarities between the traditional life and costumes of Diapontians with Epirots and that they were different than Corfiots.
The last decades the connections with Epirus and Paxos are not so many as before. The islands are completely connected with Corfu as the most many Diapontians are living in Corfu city and as result some of them consider themselves to be of Corfu origin. Many Diapontians immigrated USA during 20th century and they have American citizenship.
There are also many diapontian surnames and toponyms that have British, Italian and Venetian routes.
Dialect
A dialect is spoken resembling that of Corfu and having a similar prosody but is it completely the same as many diapontian words are completely different to that of Corfu. It is heavily influenced by Italian and Epirotic.
Diaspora
From the beginning of 60's many Diapontians decided to emigrate to USA, Canada and Germany due to unemployment in the Diapontia islands. There are over 300 Erikoussian families in New York. The Diapontians of north America had established their own societies and every island has its own one. In Montgomery, Alabama the house of one Othonian seaman called Alexandros Markou Kasimis was designated by the US authorities as a preservable monument as it seems that he was one of the first Greek immigrants in USA. There are plenty of Diapontians in Montgomery today.
From the beginning of 20th century many Diapontians had emigrated to the Bronx. There are about 50 Othonian families living in Pennsylvania.
Othonians of USA established in 1966 their own society called "Society of Calypso Island of Othoni Kerkyras". In 1977, renamed as "Othonian society of USA".
Transport
Diapontia are accessible by boat with services from Corfu port and Agios Stefanos Avliotes. They have heliports for emergencies. Asphalt roads are available on many parts of the islands which are extended to settlements. There is complete electrification and a telephone network with Internet access.
Sports
A.O Othoni, A.O Mathraki and A.O Ereikoussa were amateur football teams based on each island. During the 1970s and the 1980s the teams used to play against each other on fields in Chorio and Dafni settlemt of Othoni.
There was a football team called "F.C Ereikousa" created by Greek-Americans in USA.
In 2001, some Ereikoussians established in Corfu a football team called "Α.Ο ΕΡΕΙΚΟΥΣΑ" (A.S EREIKOUSA, former A.E ROPA) and they participate in Corfiot amateur football league. The team abolished some years later.
In Othoni, there is one 5x5 football field and one basketball cort next to Agia Triada church.
Diapontia in literature
Ionion akron. Greece in the narrow of Otranto () ()
Folklore mission to Diapontia islands, by Dimitrios Loukatos, 2012 () ()
Ereikoussa, the extra garden and the continental shelf of Diapontia islands by greek journalist, Georgios Lekakis, 2014 () ()
The Fiddler's daughter () by Dimitra Kapelouzou, 2004
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2020 Cleveland Challenger
The 2020 Cleveland Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cleveland, Ohio, United States between 10 and 16 February 2020.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
1 Rankings are as of 3 January 2020.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Alexander Brown
James Hopper
Vasil Kirkov
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Raymond Sarmiento
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:
Denis Kudla
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:
Martin Redlicki
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Nick Chappell
Ruan Roelofse
Champions
Singles
Mikael Torpegaard def. Yosuke Watanuki 6–3, 1–6, 6–1.
Doubles
Treat Huey / Nathaniel Lammons def. Luke Saville / John-Patrick Smith 7–5, 6–2.
References
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Swallows and Amazons Forever!
Swallows and Amazons Forever! is a 1984 BBC children's television series based on two children's novels from the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome, Coot Club (four episodes) and The Big Six (four episodes).
The setting is the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s, partly near the village of Horning, with the children sailing and bird-watching, plus some detective work in The Big Six. The main characters are visitors Dick and Dorothea (Dot) Callum and locals Tom Dudgeon, the twins Nell and Bess, three boatbuilders’ sons Joe, Bill and Pete, and adults Mrs Barrable, Dr Dudgeon (father of Tom) and Frank Farland (father of the twins) plus in Coot Club five obnoxious adults in a motor cruiser, the Margoletta who are called the Hullabaloos by the children. Despite the title, Ransome's other groups of children the Swallows and the Amazons do not appear.
A Puffin paperback with the same title was published in 1983; it is a condensation of Coot Club (omitting the postscript) and The Big Six.(omitting 7 chapters). It was reissued as a Red Fox paperback in 1993 with the title Swallows and Amazons for Ever!
Characters
Richard Walton as Dick Callum
Caroline Downer as Dorothea Callum
Henry Dimbleby as Tom Dudgeon
Claire Matthews as Bess Farland
Sarah Matthews as Nell Farland
Nicholas Walpole as Joe
Mark Page as Bill
Jake Coppard as Pete
Rosemary Leach as Mrs Barrable
John Woodvine as Mr Tedder the Policeman
Colin Baker as Dr Dudgeon
Andrew Burt as Frank Farland
Simon Hawes as George Owden
some minor characters
Julian Fellowes as Jerry a Hullabaloo
Patrick Troughton as Harry Bangate the Eel Man
Sam Kelly as the Owner of the Cachalot
External links
Coot Club (on DVD by Janson)
The Big Six (on DVD by Janson)
References
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BFJA Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi)
The Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards is the oldest Association of Film critics in India, founded in 1937. Frequent winners include Shashikala (3 awards).
The list
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
See also
BFJA Awards
Bollywood
Cinema of India
References
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R. Mohan Raj
Alagaapuram R. Mohan Raj is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Salem North constituency. He represented the Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam party.
The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by R. Rajendran.
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Taylor Henrich
Taylor Henrich (born 1 November 1995) is a Canadian ski jumper.
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Henrich began the sport at age seven. Henrich competed Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the premier of Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's normal hill individual and her ranking in 2013/2014 was 23rd. She reached her first World Cup podium with 3rd place in Oberstdorf on 25 January 2015. This is also the first ever Ladies World Cup podium for Canada.
Career
2018 Winter Olympics
Henrich was named to her second Olympic team on January 24, 2018.
References
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202nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment
The 202nd Air Defense Artillery is an antiaircraft regiment of the Illinois Army National Guard.
History
On 19 March 1921, the 6th Illinois Infantry was converted to the 1st Artillery (Antiaircraft), Coast Artillery Corps.
On 13 December 1921, redesignated as Provisional Battalion, 202nd Artillery (Antiaircraft) with six companies.
redesignated to the 202nd Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft), Coast Artillery Corps and on 26 August 1924, again, to the 202nd Coast Artillery Regiment(Antiaircraft)(Mobile).
mustered into federal service on 16 September 1940 in Chicago. Arrived at Fort Bliss on September 20–21, 1940.
3rd Battalion Activated 15 June 1942 at Bremerton, Washington.
On 10 September 1943, the 202nd Coast Artillery Regiment was broken up and re-designated as follows-
HQ & HQ Battery became HHB, 202nd Antiaircraft Artillery Group
1st Battalion became 768th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion
2nd Battalion became 396th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
3rd Battalion became the 242nd Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion
On 27 February 1958, the 768th, which had not undergone any re-designations, consolidated with the 698th, the name remained the 698th Missile Battalion. This was the final consolidation, which brought all the colors and honors of the old 202nd Coast Artillery (Regiment)(Antiaircraft)(Semi-mobile) together under the command of the 202nd Antiaircraft Artillery Group in Chicago.
The 396th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion, meanwhile, became the 693rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion, in Chicago on 13 December 1946, Then on 12 May 1949, it was again re-designated. This time it became the 133rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion. On 28 February 1954, the 133rd and the 698th AAA Battalions were consolidated and re-designated the 698th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. Four years later, the battalion was modernized and re-designated a missile battalion.
The 242nd was inactivated and disbanded in June 1944 at Camp Van Dorn Mississippi. Two years later, it was reorganized as the 698th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. On 1 May 1951, it was ordered to active duty in Chicago to release Active Army units and to train the National Guard personnel for overseas duties during the Korean hostilities. The main portion of the battalion was assigned to the Air Defense of Detroit, Michigan until the 698th Battalion was released from active service on 31 January 1953 and reverted to Illinois State control.
In January 1957, HQ & HQ Btry, A, B, and D Batteries, 698th Missile Battalion assumed an active role in the Air Defense of Chicago by taking over two Active Army gun sites on the north side of Chicago. C Battery joined the other three firing batteries, under the operational control of the 45th Artillery Brigade, two months later.
The 248th Missile Battalion consolidated on 1 March 1959 with the 698th Missile Battalion and the consolidated unit was reorganized and redesignated as the 202d Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st and 2d Missile Battalions. It consolidated on 1 April 1963 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 202d Artillery Group, and the consolidated unit was designated as the 202d Artillery. It reorganized on 8 October 1963 to consist of the 1st Missile Battalion; on 1 January 1966 to consist of the 1st Battalion; and was redesignated on 1 April 1972 as the 202d Air Defense Artillery. Its Federal recognition was withdrawn on 30 September 1974.
reconstituted on 26 October 1994 in the Illinois Army National Guard and consolidated with the 202d Air Defense Artillery; the consolidated unit was designated as the 202d Air Defense Artillery to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 34th Infantry Division (United States), and the 2d Battalion.
Batteries E and F, 1st Battalion, 202nd Air Defense Artillery, were respectively assigned during the 1990s to the 45th Infantry Brigade and the 39th Infantry Brigade. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 202nd Air Defense Artillery, deployed to Iceland to take part in the 2001 Northern Viking exercise.
Distinctive unit insignia
Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield and crest blazoned: (Shield) Azure, three piles in point Or, overall a winged projectile palewise wings displayed Gules, that portion on the field fimbriated of the second. Attached below the shield a scroll inscribed “ARTE ET ARMIS” in Blue letters. (Crest) On a wreath Or and Azure, upon a grassy field the blockhouse of old Fort Dearborn of the first.
Symbolism
The shield is blue to indicate the Infantry origin of the Regiment; the three piles represent the rays of the Artillery searchlights; the winged projectile is scarlet for Artillery; and the wings indicate the antiaircraft aspect of the parent organization. The motto translates to “By Skill and Arms.”
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 202d Coast Artillery on 31 October 1925. It was redesignated for the 768th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 31 July 1951. It was redesignated for the 768th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 19 February 1957. The insignia was redesignated for the 202d Artillery Regiment on 6 January 1961. It was redesignated for the 202d Air Defense Artillery Regiment on 6 July 1972. The insignia was amended to revise the description and symbolism on 21 September 1989.
Coat of arms
Blazon
Shield: Azure, three piles in point Or, overall a winged projectile palewise wings displayed Gules, that portion on the field fimbriated of the second.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Illinois Army National Guard: On a wreath Or and Azure, upon a grassy field the blockhouse of old Fort Dearborn Proper. Motto ARTE ET ARMIS (By Skill and Arms).
Symbolism
Shield: The shield is blue to indicate the Infantry origin of the Regiment; the three piles represent the rays of the Artillery searchlights; the winged projectile is scarlet for Artillery; and the wings indicate the antiaircraft aspect of the parent organization.
Crest: The crest is that of the Illinois Army National Guard.
Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 202d Coast Artillery on 31 October 1925. It was redesignated for the 768th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 31 July 1951. It was redesignated for the 768th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 19 February 1957. The insignia was redesignated for the 202d Artillery Regiment on 6 January 1961. It was redesignated for the 202d Air Defense Artillery Regiment on 6 July 1972. The insignia was amended to revise the symbolism on 21 September 1989.
References
Coast Defense Study Group, Historical Sketches, Coast Artillery Regiments, 1917-1950, National Guard Army Regiments 197-265
External links
6th Illinois infantry in the Spanish–American War
ADA 202
Category:Military units and formations in Illinois
Category:Air defense artillery regiments of the United States Army
Category:Military units and formations established in 1924
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Diving at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 metre springboard
The men's 1 metre springboard diving event is one of 260 events in 17 disciplines at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. It was held on October 10, 2010.
Results
Green denotes finalists
References
Reports
Category:Aquatics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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Brickworth Down and Dean Hill
Brickworth Down and Dean Hill () is a 118.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951.
Sources
English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 11 August 2006)
External links
English Nature website (SSSI information)
Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1951
Category:Hills of Wiltshire
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Nicevillea
Nicevillea is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Category:Calpinae
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Cape George, Nova Scotia
Cape George (Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Sheòrais) is a cape in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It defines the northwestern limit of St. George's Bay. The communities of Cape George, Cape George Point, Morar and Livingstone Cove are situated on the cape.
The cape was named Cap St.Louis by the French. Early English maps mark it as Cape St. George. The original British grantees and settlers were of Scottish origin, many soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.
It is a large hub for the Nova Scotia lobster and tuna fishing industry.
References
Cape George on Destination Nova Scotia
Category:Communities in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
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Xabi Alonso
Xabier Alonso Olano (, ; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish football manager and former professional player who played as a central midfielder. He is the manager of Segunda División B club Real Sociedad B.
Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home province Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar, he was appointed as team captain of Real Sociedad by then-manager John Toshack. He succeeded in the role, taking the club to second place in the 2002–03 season. He moved to Liverpool in August 2004 for £10.5 million and won the UEFA Champions League in his first season, under manager Rafael Benítez, scoring the equalising goal in the Final against Milan. The following season, he won the FA Cup and the FA Community Shield.
He moved to Real Madrid for the start of the 2009–10 season in a deal worth around £30 million. After winning honours including a league title in 2012 and the Champions League in 2014 during five seasons in Madrid, he was signed by German club Bayern Munich on a two-year contract. This was extended by a further year, and he eventually retired from playing in summer 2017, aged 35, having won the Bundesliga in each of his three seasons with Bayern.
He made his international debut for Spain in April 2003 in a 4–0 victory against Ecuador. While playing for Spain, Alonso won Euro 2008, Euro 2012 and the 2010 World Cup, and he also represented his country at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup. On 23 June 2012, Alonso won his 100th cap for Spain in the quarter-final of Euro 2012 against France; he celebrated the occasion by scoring both of Spain's goals to send them into the semi-finals. Following Spain's failure to progress out of the group stages at the 2014 World Cup, Alonso retired from international football on 27 August 2014. His 114 caps make him the seventh-most capped player in the nation's history.
Early years
Alonso was born in the small town of Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, into a family known for its footballing prowess. His father, Periko Alonso, won La Liga twice in successive seasons with Real Sociedad and a third time after he joined Barcelona. He also featured in the national team, winning 21 caps over the course of his career. Xabi Alonso lived in the city of Barcelona for the first six years of his life and moved to San Sebastián (Donostia) thereafter. It was here that his passion for football began as he whiled away his childhood playing at Playa de la Concha (Shell Beach). On the Basque sands, Alonso befriended a fellow resident of Calle Matia, Mikel Arteta, and the two would battle each other in exhibitions of technical ability. He was immersed in football and his father would often bring him and his older brother, Mikel, to CE Sabadell's training ground to practice together. Alonso was influenced by his father's playing, taking more pleasure in passing the ball well than shooting at goal. At an early age, he decided to play as a defensive midfielder, a role which helped him learn how to distribute the ball well. This talent would later prove to be an integral part of his club and international career.
At age 15, Alonso went to the Irish town of Kells, County Meath, on a school exchange programme to learn English.
Alonso and Arteta were ambitious and dreamed of playing alongside each other for Real Sociedad when they were older. Though they attended different schools, the two young players joined forces at the local youth side Antiguoko, playing games at the weekend. Their performances attracted the attention of scouts from top Spanish sides and the young Donostiarras separated ways, ending nine years of friendly rivalry, as Alonso went to Real Sociedad and Arteta moved to Catalan giants Barcelona. Alonso's move to Real Sociedad, however, was not a companionless one, as his older brother Mikel, who had also become an adept player, had joined the club one year earlier.
Club career
Real Sociedad
Alonso quickly progressed through the youth ranks and the reserve team at Real Sociedad (winning the regionalised fourth tier in his single season with the latter) and impressed enough to earn a first team debut at the age of 18. He made his first senior appearance against Logroñés in December 1999 in a Copa del Rey match. Alonso failed to make another appearance in the season but the following year brought more opportunities. At the beginning of the 2000–01 season, Javier Clemente sent him to Segunda División team Eibar to gain experience. Alonso's father particularly felt the move to the smaller club improved him as a player. A quick turnover of managers, however, including a two-month period with Periko Alonso in charge, left Real Sociedad in a dire situation. By January 2001, Real Sociedad were bottom of the league and its new manager, John Toshack, turned to the prodigious Alonso in the hope of reversing the team's fortunes. In a surprise move, the Welsh manager made the 20-year-old the team captain, a position traditionally held by more senior players. By the end of the season, Sociedad had climbed out of the relegation zone and finished in 14th place. Toshack lauded Alonso, noting that the impression he had on the team was exceptional, especially for a player from the youth team.
Under the tutelage of John Toshack, Alonso's captaincy marked a resurgence of form for Real Sociedad. Toshack recognised Alonso's potential and invested much time in his young captain, creating a training method designed to improve his touch and control specifically for him. The team cemented its mid-table position in the 2001–02, finishing in 13th place. Alonso appeared consistently in La Liga with 30 appearances over the course of the season and also scored his first league goal, finishing with a season total of three. Real Sociedad's management changed again in the summer of 2002 with the arrival of Raynald Denoueix, but Alonso kept his place in the first team on the strength of his past performances.
The 2002–03 season was the club's best league performance since the 1981–82 season, in which they won the league. The Basque team finished second, two points behind Real Madrid, setting a club record for their highest ever points total, and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. Alonso received much praise for his role in the team's success and was given the Best Spanish Player award by Spanish sports magazine Don Balón. In addition, Alonso significantly contributed to the team's goal tally, scoring 12 goals in all competitions. His performances earned Alonso national repute and Iñaki Sáez, the coach of the Spanish national team, called him up for La Selección. Alonso made his international debut in April 2003 in a 4–0 friendly win over Ecuador. Sáez raved over Alonso, saying, "He has a fantastic range of accurate passing [and] sees football with an extraordinary clarity."
The 2003–04 season comprised mixed results for Alonso and his San Sebastián club. Alonso revelled in the opportunity to perform in Europe, appearing in all the team's games, and Real Sociedad qualified for the knockout phase of the Champions League. The team struggled under the pressure of the extra matches, however, and were promptly knocked out of the tournament by Lyon and finished 15th in La Liga. The combination of Alonso's outstanding performances and the team's poor league finish made a move away from Anoeta Stadium inevitable. Despite interest from La Liga champions Real Madrid, Alonso remained committed to Real Sociedad. Madrid failed to meet the £13 million price tag that José Luis Astiazarán, the Real Sociedad president, had placed on Alonso and the deal reached a stalemate. Alonso had other concerns and focused on international duty with Spain at UEFA Euro 2004. Despite the fact that Alonso's appearance at the tournament was brief, he caught the attention of retired footballer Jan Mølby, who was impressed with his precise passing abilities.
The summer transfer window at Real Sociedad saw the arrival of Alonso's childhood friend Mikel Arteta. Arteta was ecstatic at the prospect of partnering Alonso in midfield but his excitement was short lived. Alonso was not picked for Real Sociedad's pre-season friendlies, signalling that an offer by Liverpool was being treated seriously. The Basque side announced on 20 August 2004 that they had made a deal worth £10.7 million with Liverpool and Alonso had agreed terms with the Merseyside team. Alonso did not lament the fact that a move to Real Madrid had not materialised. Instead, he concentrated on integrating with the new Spanish contingent at Liverpool under the guidance of former Valencia manager Rafael Benítez.
Liverpool
2004–05: Champions League victory
Alonso arrived at Liverpool along with Luis García from Barcelona, marking the beginning of a new era at Anfield. New Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez sought to revolutionise the club and completely overhauled the squad, impressing his own management style and tactics upon the team. The technical Spaniards were Benítez's first signings and he remarked that their emphasis of skill over strength offered the team something different. Alonso made his Premier League debut for the Merseysiders against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium on 29 August 2004. Liverpool lost the fixture 1–0 but Alonso was already receiving praise for his passing skills from the press. A Premier League tie away against Fulham displayed more of Alonso's talents. Liverpool were losing 2–0 at half-time and Benítez brought on Alonso as a substitute after the break. He revived a deflated Liverpool and the game finished 2–4 to the Merseyside team. Furthermore, Alonso scored his first goal for the team from a free kick to bring Liverpool ahead of the opposition.
Alonso continued to provide important goals for the club, scoring his first goal at Anfield against Arsenal in a 2–1 victory. Alonso was elated at the achievement and felt he was settling in well in England. The Arsenal game marked the return of Steven Gerrard from injury but Alonso's midfield partnership with the team captain came to a halt when Alonso suffered his first setback at Liverpool. Alonso's ankle was broken following a tackle from Frank Lampard in Liverpool's 0–1 home defeat against Chelsea on New Year's Day 2005 and the Spaniard was ruled out of action for three months.
Alonso made his return to the first team in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Juventus. Alonso was not at full fitness but, as Steven Gerrard was injured, he played for the full 90 minutes and Liverpool held the score at 0–0 in Italy, defeating the eventual Italian champions on aggregate. Kevin McCarra of The Guardian paid testament to Alonso's skill and dedication to the game, saying, "This marvellously accomplished footballer testified in the Stadio delle Alpi that technique can overcome a serious physical disadvantage." In the next round against Chelsea, Alonso received a yellow card in a tense and scrappy 0–0 draw at Stamford Bridge, making him suspended for the following fixture. Alonso was distraught that he would miss the game and vehemently contested the referee's decision to no avail. Gerrard returned from injury for the second leg, however, and the captain steered his team to a 1–0 win with the help of a Luis García goal, qualifying for the final against Milan.
Liverpool's fifth-place finish in the Premiership left much to be desired but debut season glory still awaited Alonso in the form of the Champions League final. The team fell three goals behind Milan but completed a dramatic second-half comeback. Liverpool, trailing 3–2, were awarded a penalty and it was decided that Alonso would take the spot kick. While Dida, Milan's acclaimed Brazilian goalkeeper, managed to save the penalty Alonso fired the rebound into the roof of the net, bringing the score to 3–3. Extra time passed without a goal from either team and Liverpool won 3–2 in the penalty shootout. Alonso was praised for his pivotal influence on the team's comeback and manager Benítez reinforced his importance to the team. Alonso was ecstatic with the win, commenting, "This is the best moment in my professional career." The epic night was also recalled to be the 'Miracle of Istanbul'.
2005–06: FA Cup winner
Alonso was ever-present in the first team in the 2005–06 season, largely avoiding injuries that had marred his first season at the club. The summer transfer window brought Peter Crouch to Liverpool and the striker's height sparked accusations that the team would change to long ball tactics. Crouch denied this, highlighting that Alonso's passing ability, alongside Gerrard, would define Liverpool's style of play. Alonso faced more competition for his place in the form of new arrival Mohamed Sissoko. However, Steven Gerrard's injuries and Rafael Benítez's favouring of a 4–5–1 formation ensured Alonso's place in the team. Alonso appeared in all of Liverpool's games in the Champions League but the dominance shown in the previous season had gone as the team lost to Benfica in the knockout stage.
On 7 January 2006, in an FA Cup third-round tie against Luton Town, Alonso assisted Liverpool to a 5–3 comeback victory after being down 3–1 early in the second half. Alonso scored two impressive goals from distance: one from 45 yards, and the other 65 yards from goal; behind the half-way line. Consequently, Alonso's goals marked a stroke of luck for a Liverpool fan who won £25,000 from a £200 bet on Alonso scoring from within his own half. Alonso suffered an ankle injury in a 1–3 away victory over Portsmouth, putting his participation in the FA Cup final in doubt. However, he recovered sufficiently to start the game against West Ham United and Gerrard scored Liverpool's third goal from Alonso's free kick, pulling the team ahead of the opposition. Alonso, still affected by the injury, could not manage the entire 90 minutes and was substituted in the second half. Liverpool won on penalties without his help but Alonso still earned his first FA Cup winners' medal.
2006–2009
On 20 September 2006, Alonso scored what the BBC described as "an outrageous strike" from his own half in a 2–0 Premiership win against Newcastle United. Andy Hunter of The Independent described it as "one of the most audacious goals in Anfield's rich 115-year history". Alonso rebutted claims that his 70-yard goal was all down to luck and stated that he took long range shots as part of his training routine. Despite the similarity of the goals struck from inside his own half, Alonso was in no doubt which was his best. He said, "I think this was better. The Luton goal bounced a few times, this one went quite straight. The Luton one was left-footed – it was different – but I am quite happy to score the goal." It was his first goal for Liverpool since the goal against Luton, making distinct history as the only outfield player in modern professional football history to score two consecutive goals from inside his own half of the pitch.
On 8 June 2007, Alonso signed a five-year contract, stating, "I knew there was interest from other clubs but it was always my idea to stay here. I have been here for three seasons now and have such special feelings for the club and the supporters. I understand what Liverpool means to so many people. It is such a special club and I just didn't want to leave." The 2007–08 season started well for the Spaniard: Gerrard's absence led to Alonso playing in a more advanced position and he scored twice in a 6–0 rout against Premier League newcomers Derby County. The bright beginning was short-lived, however, as a minor injury sustained in a game against Portsmouth became aggravated in training. The metatarsal injury forced him out of training for six weeks but his return to the first team was rushed and his injury recurred in his first game back. Alonso's determination and passion proved to be his downfall, and he later reflected, "I had been feeling a bit tired around that time because it was only my first game back and the match was very fast. But as a player you don't want to come off, particularly when the team is winning and I stayed on."
Alonso returned from injury at December 2007, but over the following months he increasingly faced competition for a place in midfield from Javier Mascherano and Lucas. His role in Liverpool's five-man midfield role was assured, however, as Rafael Benítez regarded him as "a top class player", stating that Alonso had the ability to change games and break down the opposition's defence. Alonso made his 100th league appearance for Liverpool on 12 January 2008 against Middlesbrough.
The 2008 summer transfer window suggested a move away from Merseyside, as Liverpool pursued England international Gareth Barry to replace Alonso. By the start of the 2008–09 season, neither Alonso or Barry had moved club but the drawn-out transfer saga had left the Spaniard feeling unsettled at Liverpool and unsure of his position in the team. However, the club's fans did much to restore his spirits, supporting him on and off the pitch, and Alonso responded to this, saying:
"[The fans] couldn't have done more to show me how they felt... If I went out for lunch or a coffee, there was always someone who would come over and say, 'We'd love you to stay'. I'm just glad that, in the end, nothing came of it [the transfer] because it wasn't something I ever asked for."
Despite the events of the summer, Alonso made a confident start to the season and both his peers and the press praised his strength of character, citing his influence as a factor in the team's strong opening to the season. Alonso's importance to the team was further underlined when he scored the only goal, through a deflection, in a 0–1 victory against Chelsea, making Liverpool the first away team to win at Stamford Bridge in over four years. Statistical analysis reflected Alonso's good form: on 11 December, figures from Opta Sports revealed that he was the first Premier League player to complete 1,000 successful passes in the season. His last goal for Liverpool came in their 1–3 away win at Hull City on 25 April, striking after his free kick deflected off the Hull wall.
Real Madrid
2009–10 season
Alonso completed his £30 million move to Real Madrid on 5 August 2009. It has been suggested that he never wanted to leave the Anfield side, with his contract existing until at least 2012, and that his departure was due to differences with Benítez. Former teammate Steven Gerrard said he was "devastated" by Alonso's decision, and cited his departure as one of the reasons behind Liverpool's poor run of form at the start of the following season.
Alonso was given the number 22 jersey in Madrid and played in a holding midfield position. He scored his first goal for his new team on 21 February 2010, a penalty against Villarreal in a 6–2 win. Unless he was injured or suspended, Manuel Pellegrini started Alonso in every match of the Champions League and in La Liga in his first season at Real Madrid. In La Liga, he helped the club finish with a club-record 96 points, three points behind winners Barcelona. It was the third time in Alonso's career that he helped his team set a new club record in terms of points gathered, while finishing in second position (he achieved the same feat with Real Sociedad in 2002–03 and with Liverpool in 2008–09). During his first season at Real Madrid, Alonso scored three goals and was considered one of the club's "most consistent" players. Readers of Marca made him part of its La Liga team of the season, as their choice defensive midfielder; the only other Real Madrid player featured was Cristiano Ronaldo. Alonso received the same accolade from ESPN Soccernet. He was also a nominee in the LFP Awards, awards given out by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, the Spanish Football league. Alonso was nominated in the Best Midfielder category, alongside Xavi and Javi Martínez. Several members of the Spanish press, as well as a number of Real Madrid supporters, gave Alonso a new nickname during the season: La Barba Roja ("The Red Beard").
2010–11 season
Alonso's second season at Real Madrid started with the arrival of a new manager, José Mourinho. He was given the number 14 jersey after the departure of vice-captain Guti. He did not score any goals that whole season but was vital. While he believed that Real Madrid would win the league, the club only managed to win the Copa del Rey.
2011–12 season
Alonso began his third season at Madrid by scoring the second goal in a 2–2 draw against Barcelona in the 2011 Supercopa de España at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. On 21 September 2011, he played his 100th official game for Real Madrid in the 0–0 draw against Racing de Santander. Alonso continued to be an undisputed force in the starting XI and ultimately claimed the first league title of his career.
2013–14: La Decima
On 8 January 2014, Alonso signed a contract extension with Real Madrid, which would have kept him at the club until 2016.
On 29 April 2014, Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 4–0 in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final to qualify for the final on a 5–0 aggregate win. Alonso received a yellow card after a sliding tackle on Bastian Schweinsteiger in the first half; as he already had two before the match, this ruled him out of the final. He claimed his second Champions League winners medal as Real defeated Atlético Madrid 4–1 in extra time.
Bayern Munich
On 29 August 2014, Alonso moved to Bayern Munich on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut the following day, starting in a 1–1 draw at Schalke 04. On 27 September 2014, in the match against 1. FC Köln, Alonso broke the record for most passes completed in a Bundesliga game, with 196. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 October 2014, a free kick in a 6–0 win over Werder Bremen.
On 17 February 2015, in his 100th Champions League appearance, Alonso was sent-off for a second bookable offense in a 0–0 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk. Alonso was suspended for the return leg of the fixture, which Bayern won 7–0. Alonso would go on to record his fourth goal, another free kick, against Porto in the Champions League quarter-final. Bayern would go on to win 6–1, advancing to the semi-finals for a fourth-straight season on aggregate, 7–4.
On 28 April 2015, Alonso was one of four Bayern players, all FIFA World Cup winners, to miss in a 2–0 penalty shootout defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal semi-final. He was also the only player to miss as the club lost the shootout at the end of the 2015 DFL-Supercup away to VfL Wolfsburg, his attempt being saved by goalkeeper Koen Casteels.
On 18 December 2015, Alonso signed a new contract with Bayern, keeping him at the club until 2017. On 9 March 2017, Alonso confirmed via Twitter his retirement from the game at the end of the 2016–17 season.
On 20 May 2017, Alonso and teammate, Bayern captain Philipp Lahm played their final professional game, in a 4–1 victory at home to Freiburg in which he assisted the opening goal for Arjen Robben. He was substituted off in the 82nd minute for Franck Ribéry. It was his 79th match in the German top-flight.
International career
Euro 2004
Alonso was a substitute in Spain's 1–0 victory against Russia and played a full 90 minutes against Portugal. Spain were eliminated in the group stage.
2006 World Cup
Alonso was named in the Spanish squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and he scored Spain's first goal of the tournament, his first international goal, against Ukraine on 14 June 2006. Despite a successful group phase, where Spain won all their games, Alonso did not achieve international glory as the team were beaten by the eventual finalists France in the first knockout stage of the tournament.
Euro 2008
Liverpool's 2007–08 season finished trophyless but the opportunity to win honours awaited Alonso in the form of the Euro 2008 tournament. Alonso featured mainly as a substitute but, with key players resting, he captained Spain in the final group game against Greece, earning the man of the match award. Despite a strong performance, he could not attain a starting position in the team, highlighting Spain's strength in depth. Spain went on to win the tournament and he featured in four of Spain's six matches. Speaking to Spanish journalist Guillem Balagué, he said that Spain's victory was deserved and the players' teamwork had been crucial to the team's undefeated run in the tournament. The Basque was ecstatic at the achievement, declaring, "Right now, we're all just living the moment. It's incredible and we're all walking around in a dream. It's fantastic." Alonso's international success continued as he scored twice in a 3–0 win in a friendly against Denmark in August.
2009 Confederations Cup
After Spain were surprisingly eliminated from the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup by a defeat to the United States, Alonso and Spain faced South Africa in the third-place match. After 90 minutes, the game was deadlocked at 2–2, so extra time was added, where Alonso scored a free-kick in to the bottom corner of the goal to help Spain win third.
2010 World Cup
Alonso started every game for Spain during the 2010 tournament, playing alongside Sergio Busquets and Xavi in midfield and helping his side to lift their first-ever World Cup trophy. In the 28th minute of the final against the Netherlands, he received a "Kung fu-style" kick to the chest from Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong, the foul was controversial since it appeared to be a foul worthy of a straight red, but was only ruled out to be a yellow card given by referee Howard Webb. This left Alonso in pain and in fear of a broken rib. Despite this pain, he continued playing on for another hour.
Euro 2012
On 23 June 2012, Alonso played his 100th match for Spain in the quarter-finals against France in which he scored both goals in a 2–0 victory. The first goal came after he headed a cross from the left flank delivered by Jordi Alba, while the second one came from a penalty kick given after Pedro was fouled by Anthony Réveillère in the dying seconds of the match. Alonso's penalty in the semi-final shoot-out against Portugal was saved by Rui Patrício in which Spain went on to win 4–2 after a 0–0 draw in the game itself. Spain went on to beat Gianluigi Buffon and Italy 4–0 in the finals; this was Alonso's third major title win with Spain.
2014 World Cup
Spain were again amongst the favourites for cup victory in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but had a very disappointing campaign that ended in the first round. Alonso scored a penalty in the 27th minute of their first match against the Netherlands, though he was substituted in the 62nd minute with Spain down 2–1. The match ultimately ended with a resounding 5–1 win for the Netherlands. Spain then suffered another defeat, this time falling 2–0 to Chile. In that match, Alonso received a yellow card in the first half and was substituted at half-time with the score already at 2–0. Spain were then eliminated from the tournament but did win their final match 3–0 against Australia and finished third in the group; Alonso played 83 minutes in the match.
Alonso retired from international football on 27 August 2014.
Basque Country
Alonso made his debut for the Basque Country national team in a friendly against Ghana on 29 December 2001 and received regular call ups since, while – due to his busy club schedule – not always being able to appear. Most recently, Alonso appeared for Basque on 29 December 2012 in a 6–1 victory over Bolivia.
Style of play
A complete, consistent, hardworking and versatile midfielder, Alonso is regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, and was effective both creatively and defensively. Gifted with good technique, excellent vision, and varied passing range, he excelled in the centre in a deep-lying playmaking role, where he utilized his accurate long passing ability to create goal scoring chances for teammates; he also utilized a powerful and accurate shot from distance, and he was an effective set-piece and penalty kick taker. Due to his height, positioning, and physical characteristics, Xabi Alonso was also effective in the air, often contributing with headed goals from set pieces when he advanced into more offensive positions. In addition to his creative attributes, he was also capable of excelling as a defensive midfielder due to his strength and powerful physique, combined with his tenacity, tactical intelligence, aggressive tackling and his ability to read the game. He was at times criticised, however, for occasionally committing rash challenges and for his tendency to lose his composure and pick up unnecessary cards for particularly hard fouls. Regarding Alonso's playing style, Jonathan Wilson noted in a 2013 article for The Guardian that he was an example of a more creative interpreter of the holding midfield role, who, "although capable of making tackles, focused on keeping the ball moving, occasionally raking long passes out to the flanks to change the angle of attack like an old-style regista." Since retiring, Steven Gerrard has claimed that he believes Alonso was the best midfielder he has ever played alongside. Moreover, in 2017, Pep Guardiola described Alonso as one of the best midfielders he had ever seen in his life.
Coaching and managerial career
In 2018, whilst completing his UEFA Elite coaching course alongside former teammates Raúl, Xavi, Víctor Valdés and Joan Capdevila, Alonso returned to Real Madrid where he assumed a role coaching the Real Madrid U14s.
Alonso was appointed manager of Segunda División B club Real Sociedad B on 1 June 2019, and began the role on 9 July 2019.
Personal life
Alonso was regarded as a quiet and friendly person by his former teammates at Liverpool. He is married to Nagore Aranburu and the couple have three children: Jontxu, Ane and Emma. Alonso stayed in Merseyside to be at her side while she gave birth, later saying, "It was a little frustrating to miss the match against Inter but I have to be with my family at times like these." His decision to place his family ahead of a Champions League tie caused much friction with former manager Rafael Benítez. On 30 March 2010, they had their second child, a girl named Ane Alonso Aranburu. Their third child and second daughter, Emma Alonso Aranburu, was born on 2 December 2013.
Alonso and former Arsenal player Mikel Arteta were neighbours on the same street while growing up in San Sebastián and also lived near each other in Liverpool. Alonso convinced Arteta to transfer to Everton after he told him how happy he was living in Liverpool. Alonso also helped persuade former Real Sociedad teammate Juan Ugarte to make a move to Wales by joining Wrexham in 2004.
Alonso's brother Mikel plays for Spanish club Real Unión. He previously spent a season on loan at Bolton Wanderers in the 2007–08 season with an option for a permanent deal. However, the team opted not to extend the loan deal and he returned to Spain to train with Xabi Alonso's former club, Real Sociedad. Alonso also has another brother involved in football, Jon, who works as a referee.
Alonso is a Meath Gaelic football supporter. His interest in the Irish sport stems from the age of 15 when he went to the Irish town of Kells, County Meath, and stayed with a family to learn English, where he played it in his spare time.
Even while playing at Real Madrid, Alonso has declared himself a Liverpool supporter and returns to watch games at Anfield when his schedule allows. He was quoted in The Times Online in 2011 as saying, "I am still a Liverpool fan and will be forever, absolutely" and that he will raise his Liverpool-born son as a Red supporter.
Politics
In 2009, Xabi Alonso criticised then-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown's economic policy, in particular the devalued pound sterling and the 50% tax rate, warning that it has weakened English football and could drive top players away from the UK.
Career statistics
Club
1 Includes FIFA Club World Cup, FA Community Shield, Supercopa de España and DFL-Supercup.
International
the match against away against Equatorial Guinea in November 2013 although included in Alonso's 114 caps is not considered a full international by FIFA (too many substitutions) but it is official for the RFEF
International goals
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first
Managerial statistics
Honours
Liverpool
FA Cup: 2005–06
FA Community Shield: 2006
UEFA Champions League: 2004–05
UEFA Super Cup: 2005
Real Madrid
La Liga: 2011–12
Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14
Supercopa de España: 2012
UEFA Champions League: 2013–14
Bayern Munich
Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
DFB-Pokal: 2015–16
DFL-Supercup: 2016
Spain
FIFA World Cup: 2010
UEFA European Championship: 2008, 2012
Individual
Spanish Player of the Year: 2003
BBC Goal of the Month: November 2004
FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2011, 2012
FIFA FIFPro World XI 2nd team: 2014
FIFA FIFPro World XI 3rd team: 2013
FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2015
FIFA FIFPro World XI 5th team: 2016
La Liga Best Midfielder: 2011–12
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2012
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14
Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2014–15
Decorations
Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2011
See also
List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links
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National team data at BDFutbol
Profile at BBC Sport
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Old Albany Schoolhouse
The Old Albany Schoolhouse is a structure in Nemaha County, Kansas that was used as a school from the time of its construction circa 1866-67 to 1963. The school is one of the last remnants of the town of Albany, which declined after a railroad was built closer to the neighboring town of Sabetha. The school is a two-story rough limestone structure in the Plains Vernacular style. The corners are marked with quoins, and the school is covered by a hipped roof. After brief service as a church the school became the a museum in 1965, and now serves as the centerpiece of the Albany Museum complex. Other buildings include a railroad museum, windmill, caboose, antique automobiles, tractors and a 1950s period farmhouse. s
The school was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1972.
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City of Sabetha website on Albany and the museum
Albany Museum - information from the Nemaha County Historical Society
Kansas Travel: Albany Historical Museum - review and photos
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Clube Atlético Jalesense
Clube Atlético Jalesense, commonly known as Jalesense, is a Brazilian football club based in Jales, São Paulo state.
History
The club was founded on January 3, 1960. They won the Campeonato Paulista Série B2 in 2003.
Achievements
Campeonato Paulista Série B2:
Winners (1): 2003
Stadium
Clube Atlético Jalesense play their home games at Estádio Roberto Valle Rolemberg. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.
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Cathepsin O
Cathepsin O is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CTSO gene.
Function
Cathepsin O is a cysteine protease and a member of the cathepsin family and papain superfamily. This proteolytic enzyme is involved in cellular protein degradation and turnover. The recombinant form of this enzyme was shown to degrade synthetic peptides typically used as substrates for cysteine proteinases and its proteolytic activity was abolished by an inhibitor of cysteine proteinase.
References
Further reading
External links
The MEROPS online database for peptidases and their inhibitors: C01.035
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Great Big Sea discography
Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band. Their discography comprises nine studio albums, three compilation albums, three live albums and twenty-eight singles.
Studio albums
Compilations
Live albums
Singles
1990s
2000s
2010s
DVD
Other releases
2005: Podcasts
2006: Podcasts
2007: Podcasts
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Mao Kobayashi (actress)
was a Japanese freelance newscaster and actress. She was also one of Fuji TV's weathercasters.
Early life and education
Kobayashi was born in 1982 in Ojiya, Niigata, the younger of two children. Her family moved between Saitama, Saitama and Nishinomiya, Hyogo seven times before settling in Arakawa, Tokyo when she was in high school. Her sister is Maya Kobayashi (b. 1979).
Kobayashi attended Kokugakuin Senior High School. In 2005, she graduated from the department of psychology at Sophia University.
Career
While still in university, she gained attention for starring in Nippon TV's talk program Koi no kara Sawagi. From October 2003 to September 2006, Kobayashi served as the weather caster for Fuji TV's Mezamashi Saturday. She was appointed as the navigator for a corner on Fuji TV's Junk Sports in April 2004. In October 2006, Kobayashi became a presenter for the News Zero program on the Nippon Television Network.
In June 2004, Kobayashi made her acting debut as a flight attendant in the Fuji TV television drama Division 1: Pink Hip Girl.
During an interview for News Zero, she met kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizō XI. On 19 November 2009, they announced that they were dating with the intent of marriage and were to be formally engaged sometime in December 2009. The couple registered their marriage on 3 March 2010 and held their wedding reception at The Prince Park Tower on 29 July 2010.
Upon marriage, Kobayashi retired from television to focus on raising a family. She gave birth to their first child, daughter Reika, on 25 July 2011. On 22 March 2013, she gave birth to their second child, son Kangen.
Personal life
Kobayashi was married to Takatoshi Horikoshi (aka Ichikawa Ebizō XI), an actor. Kobayashi had two children, a daughter Reika and a son Kangen Horikoshi.
Illness and death
Kobayashi was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2014 but kept her illness a secret. On 9 June 2016, her husband announced her condition at a press conference after the tabloid, Sports Hochi, ran a front-page scoop about her ordeal. The cancer had reached stage four and spread to her bones and lungs. In November 2016, the BBC announced that she was one of the BBC's '100 Women 2016' — a list of inspirational and influential women for 2016 — after she started a blog about her illness and how she was dealing with it. Titled 'Kokoro', it became one of the most popular blogs in Japan.
Kobayashi died of cancer on 22 June 2017.
Filmography
Film
Tokyo Friends: The Movie (2006)
Captain (2007)
A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)
Television
Division 1: Pink Hip Girl (Fuji TV, 2004) – Emi Saeki
Tokyo Friends (Fuji TV, 2005) – Maki Abiko
Slow Dance (2005) – Ayumi Hirose
Unfair (Fuji TV, 2006) – Rieko Matsumoto
Happy! (TBS, 2006) – Choko Ryugasaki
Oishii Propose (TBS, 2006) – Saori Shimazaki
Taiyou no Uta (TBS, 2006) – Yuuko Miura
Happy! 2 (TBS, 2006) – Choko Ryugasaki
References
External links
Mao Kobayashi Blog - KOKORO- Please don't hide behind the illness.
Cent Force Profile
BBC NEWS - BBC 100 Women 2016
BBC NEWS - BBC 100 Women 2016:Kokoro the cancer blog gripping Japan
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Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area
Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area, officially the Spokane–Spokane Valley–Coeur d'Alene, WA–ID CSA as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a combined statistical area that comprises the Spokane metropolitan area and the Coeur d'Alene metropolitan area. The population was 721,928 as of 2017. It is the 72nd largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States, and is the economic and cultural center of the Inland Northwest. The CSA is Anchored by Spokane and its largest satellite, Coeur d'Alene, which are separated by suburbs that largely follow the path of the Spokane Valley and Rathdrum Prairie.
Demographics
According to the American Community Survey 1-year estimates (ACS 2016), as of 2016, there were 710,575 people and 276,473 households residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 85.5% White, 1.4% African American, 1.5% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $52,596, and about 13.7% of the population lived below the poverty line (including 17.3% of people under the age of 18 and 7.9% of people over the age of 65). The per capita income for the CSA was $27,860.
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Gmina Skierniewice
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Gmina Skierniewice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Skierniewice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Skierniewice, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,736.
Villages
Gmina Skierniewice contains the villages and settlements of Balcerów, Borowiny, Brzozów, Budy Grabskie, Dąbrowice, Dębowa Góra, Józefatów, Julków, Ludwików, Miedniewice, Miedniewice-Topola, Mokra, Mokra Lewa, Mokra Prawa, Nowe Rowiska, Nowy Ludwików, Pamiętna, Pruszków, Ruda, Rzeczków, Rzymiec, Samice, Sierakowice Lewe, Sierakowice Prawe, Stare Rowiska, Strobów, Wola Wysoka, Wólka Strobowska, Zalesie and Żelazna.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Skierniewice is bordered by the city of Skierniewice and by the gminas of Bolimów, Głuchów, Godzianów, Łyszkowice, Maków, Nieborów, Nowy Kawęczyn, Puszcza Mariańska and Rawa Mazowiecka.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Homoeosoma gravosellum
Homoeosoma gravosellum is a species of snout moth in the genus Homoeosoma. It was described by Roesler in 1965, and is known from Croatia and Romania.
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Prunus wurdackii
Prunus wurdackii is a species of Prunus found only on the slopes of tepuis of the Chimantá Massif in Venezuela, at 900 to 2200m in elevation. Judging from its morphology, it is closely related to Prunus espinozana, described in the same publication. It is a tree 3 to 15m tall, with branchlets that are brown tending to black. It differs from Prunus littlei, another close relative, in having thicker, more leathery and more lustrous leaves, with longer (8 to 14mm) petioles. Its solitary inflorescences, by contrast, have shorter pedicels and shorter styles. Its calyx is salmon-colored, and the petals white.
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Pauli Janhonen
Pauli Janhonen (20 October 1914 – 30 November 2007) was a Finnish sport shooter. He was born in Jyväskylä. He won a silver medal in 300 metre rifle three positions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
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Fries' Rebellion
REDIRECT Fries's Rebellion
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BLVD
BLVD may refer to:
Boulevard, a type of street
Boulevard (Canadian band), formerly named BLVD
BLVD Place, a property in Houston, Texas, United States
See also
BD (disambiguation)
Boulevard (disambiguation)
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Olivia Charlotte Guinness, Baroness Ardilaun
Olivia Charlotte Guinness, Baroness Ardilaun (27 August 1850 – 13 December 1925), best known as Lady Ardilaun, a remote descendant of the McCarthy chiefs, was, after the British Monarch, the richest woman of her time in Britain and Ireland. A daughter of the Earl of Bantry, she was connected to Muckross House, Macroom Castle, the St Anne's Estate in Dublin, and Ashford Castle.
Life
Born Olivia Charlotte Hedges-White to Jane Herbert and her husband, William Henry Hare Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry, on 27 August 1850 in County Cork, she was one of six children, five girls and a boy. Her brother became the last Earl of Bantry. Her family had lived at Muckross House, County Kerry since the 1650s.
She married Arthur Guinness on 16 February 1871 at Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. They had no children.
Ardilaun enjoyed painting, collecting her watercolours in a bound album, and was a member of the Water Colour Society of Ireland. The works include the landscape around Ashford Castle, the family's main home, and views from the family house in suburban Dublin. The couple completely rebuilt the Dublin house, renaming it from Thornhill to St Anne's, as well as arranging a grand addition to Ashford Castle. By the time they were finished it was considered a grand mansion, and hosted the Prince, later King George V, and Queen Victoria. Ardilaun was known for her gardens and named several roses, as well as having flowers named after her.
The Ardilauns were known for the lavish parties and great hospitality they showed, as well as their philanthropic nature. Lady Ardilaun worked with the Mercer Charity Hospital as their benefactor and regularly visiting the patients. She also became a patron of the arts and was greatly admired by Lady Gregory.
Ardilaun supported the Irish soldiers of the First World War, providing care packages and letters. She kept all the correspondence, providing a great resource to later historians. However, after the death of her husband and the upheaval of the Irish War of Independence and the Irish civil war, Lady Ardilaun retired to St Anne's. Increasingly cut off and isolated by her status and history, she allowed the house to fall into disrepair and in her final years she moved into the Shelbourne Hotel, where she died aged 75.
Legacy
She had inherited her birthplace Macroom Castle, and completely restored it and parts of the town, as it had once belonged to her direct ancestor Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty, a leader of Confederate Ireland in the 1640s. After the death of her husband in 1915 she lived there more often. It was nearly destroyed in 1920 along with the town of Macroom when the order was given by Major-General Sir Henry Tudor. Ardilaun was a friend and pleaded with him to spare the town, and he deferred to her.
However it was occupied and later destroyed in 1922 by Anti-Treaty forces during the Irish Civil War. She obtained modest compensation from the new Irish Free State, and later sold the castle to a trust for the people of the town. She commented that "I am pleased to think that at all events the old inhabitants and the best elements in the town grieve with me for this great loss".
Her demesne land at Macroom was sold to Macroom's new golf club for £1,500 in 1925. St Anne's house eventually burned down in 1943, having fallen even further into disrepair, and the grounds are now Dublin's second biggest municipal park. The organ in All Saints' Church, Raheny, where she is buried, was donated by Lady Ardilaun along with several stained glass windows.
Lady Ardilaun's architect cousin Katherine Everett recalled visiting the ruins of Macroom Castle in August 1922, soon after the fire, and recorded Olivia's deep sense of loss: "When people have been born and have grown up in a house on their own land, where their forebears have lived and died for generations, they may feel not only love for it, but a bond which ties them to every stone and tree and sod of the place".
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James Kenan
James Kenan (1740–1810) was a brigadier general of the Wilmington District Brigade during the American Revolutionary War and commander of the North Carolina militia after the war. He was active in North Carolina politics and served ten terms as a state senator.
Pre and during war
James Kenan was born on September 23, 1740 at the family plantation, The Lilacs, in Turkey, Sampson County, North Carolina. His parents were Thomas Kenan, born in Ireland, and Elizabeth (Johnston) Kenan.
James Kenan was elected Sheriff of Duplin County, North Carolina at age 22. While serving as Stamp Master of North Carolina he led a company of volunteers to Wilmington to oppose the Stamp Act. He also served as Chairman of the Duplin and Wilmington Committee of Safety.
From 1775 to 1783, he served as Colonel over the Duplin County Regiment of the North Carolina militia. In 1781, he was appointed brigadier general (pro tempore) of the Wilmington District Brigade of the North Carolina militia.
Post war
Kenan served as a member of the state constitutional convention in 1788 and 1789. Kenan also served as chairman on Ratification of the United States Constitution in the Fayetteville Convention and one of the first trustees of the University of North Carolina. By the time he died he had served ten terms (17771783) as a senator in the North Carolina Senate. He was also appointed as a brigadier general over the North Carolina militia after the Revolutionary War. He belonged to the Masonic Fraternity and was worshipful master of St. John's Lodge No.13 of Duplin County.
Family
Kenan married Sarah Love "Sallie" March 13, 1770 and produced eight children, including his son Thomas S. Kenan. Thomas Kenan served in the North Carolina legislature and three terms as North Carolina representative in the U.S. Congress. Five members of his family would later become sheriff of Duplin County.
Death and honors
James Kenan died on May 23, 1810 in Turkey, Sampson County, North Carolina. He was originally buried at his plantation in Turkey, North Carolina. However, he was later reinterred at Liberty Hall in Kenansville, North Carolina.
Historical marker F-26 was erected in his honor on North Carolina highway 24 about three miles west of Warsaw. In November 2007, he was inducted into the Duplin County Hall of Fame.
In 1818 the new county seat of Duplin was named "Kenansville" in his honor. James Kenan High School located in Warsaw, North Carolina was named after him in 1958.
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Afon Dyffryn Gwyn
Afon Dyffryn Gwyn is a river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Its source is on Trum Gelli above Cwm Maethlon (also known as Dyffryn Gwyn and Happy Valley). It flows in a south-westerly direction through Cwm Maethlon and reaches the sea near Penllyn farm, south of Tywyn. It was formerly sometimes known as Caethle Brook.
Until the 1860s the river flowed into a lake called Llyn y Borth (or Penllyn Pool) just prior to reaching the sea. Both the river and the lake (on which small boats could be launched) were noted for their trout before lead mining in Cwm Maethlon in the 1850s polluted the water.
The river's estuary was altered in the early nineteenth century as part of drainage works. Following this the reformed mouth of the river became known as Abernewydd (literally, 'new estuary').
In 1862 further drainage works associated with building of the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway straightened the river's course, drained Llyn y Borth, and effectively removed the estuary. Since then, the river reaches the Cardigan Bay via an outflow pipe.
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The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (also referred to as The Oogieloves) is a 2012 American interactive educational children's musical adventure comedy film based loosely on the children's television series My Bedbugs by Alex Greene and Carol Sweeney.
It features the voice talents of Malerie Grady, Stephanie Renz and Misty Miller as the three Oogieloves and also stars Toni Braxton, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Lloyd, Chazz Palminteri, Cary Elwes and Jaime Pressly.
Marketed as an "interactive film", The Oogieloves encourages the viewers to sing and dance along. The film was theatrically released on August 29, 2012 by Kenn Viselman Presents and Freestyle Releasing and was negatively reviewed by critics. It earned $1,065,907 on a budget of $20 million, making it a huge box office bomb. The film was nominated for Worst Picture and Worst Screen Ensemble at the 33rd Golden Raspberry Awards, but lost both to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. The film was released on DVD on February 5, 2013.
Plot
The film opens with an introduction explaining the interactive nature of the movie and introducing the Oogieloves, Goobie, Zoozie, and Toofie.
The Oogieloves awake to prepare a surprise birthday party for their living pillow Schluufy, with the aid of magical window Windy Window, vacuum cleaner J. Edgar, and fish Ruffy. However, J. Edgar accidentally releases the five magical balloons they bought for Schluufy, so the Oogieloves set out to retrieve them.
The first balloon is found at the treehouse home of Dotty Rounder (Cloris Leachman) who is obsessed with circles and polka dots, and her granddaughter Jubilee (Kylie Dakota), who is obsessed with squares. The second is found at the milkshake cafe of Milky Marvin (Chazz Palminteri), who is holding a milkshake contest to win the second balloon in which the Oogieloves and their pet fish participate. The third balloon is found in possession of Rosalie Rosebud (Toni Braxton), a pop singer who denies her allergy to roses. The fourth balloon is by the truck of Bobby Wobbly (Cary Elwes), a cowboy with an unusual walk. The last balloon is found on top of a windmill, where the Oogieloves retrieve it with the help of Lola and Lero Sombrero (Jaime Pressly and Christopher Lloyd), who ride a giant flying sombrero.
Just before they reach home with all the balloons, the Oogieloves accidentally release them again but blow kisses to persuade them to return. They then hold the surprise party for Schluufy, who did not awake until just before their return.
Cast
Malerie Grady as the voice of Toofie
Alex Greene as Toofie (in-suit performer)
Stephanie Renz as the voice of Zoozie
Carol Sweeney as Zoozie (in-suit performer)
Misty Miller as the voice of Goobie
Eric Dunman as Goobie (in-suit performer)
Toni Braxton as Rosalie Rosebud
Cloris Leachman as Dottie Rounder
Christopher Lloyd as Lero Sombrero
Chazz Palminteri as Milky Marvin
Cary Elwes as Bobby Wobbly
Jaime Pressly as Lola Sombrero
Maya Stange as Windy Window
Nick Drago as J. Edgar
Alecia Jai Fears as Rochelle Rosebud
Kylie Dakota as Jubilee Rounder
Taras Los as Schluufy the Pillow
Randy Carfagno as Ruffy
Guistina Chirco as Marna
Production
The film was written by Scott Stabile and produced by Kenn Viselman, who was the producing partner of the Teletubbies in the Western Hemisphere. Viselman claims that he and Teletubbies creator Anne Wood had multiple disputes with each other, because Wood refused to let Viselman pursue a film adaptation of the show. The film is loosely based on the characters from the children's TV show My Bedbugs. After seeing Madea Goes to Jail in a theater, where he saw how the audience members would shout out advice to the characters on screen, Viselman was partially inspired to create a children's film in the vein of Teletubbies with the interactive aspect, allowing the children to sing, dance, and respond to the characters on screen. He felt that "The idea of interactivity isn't new, but the idea of interactivity in a theater is." He also wanted to add something new to the Pixar-and-Dreamworks-dominated children's film market: "Why can't we have something that's all love, where we don't even have the color black? Pixar always has the triumph of good over evil. But why does there have to be evil in the first place?"
Being a fan of children's entertainment and having a past experience in it through an appearance on Blue's Clues, Braxton joined the project after learning that Viselman produced Thomas the Tank Engine, her son's favorite show. She did no preparation for the role, reasoning that she "just went into the little kid that I am, that we all are, some times. I just said I'm going to have fun with her." Braxton did actually have a severe cold when recording the singing voice for "Ode to Adelaide (The Scratchy Sneezy Cough Cough Song)," and the sneezes she performed were real. Due to her cold making her voice "deep" and "not-kid-friendly," it was pitch-shifted higher for the song. The 86-year-old Leachman explained that she did the movements for her song through perseverance, and that the dancing influenced her to get back into exercising after fifteen years of not doing so.
Release
Several investors, including a Michigan real estate investor named Michael Chirco, spent much of its marketing money on billboards, television ads, and bidding with mommyblogs to cover the film.
The film was released on August 29, 2012. On its opening weekend, the film became the biggest box office bomb of all time for films released in at least 2,000 theaters. To alleviate the problem, the amount of screens showing the film were lessened, and it would be shown in early mornings ("kind of like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but in the morning instead of midnight," explained Viselman).
The film was issued on Amazon Prime on February 5, 2013, with the DVD issued exclusively at Walmart the same day by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. On July 16, the DVD began selling at other retailers.
Reception
Critical reception
The film has a 27% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 22 reviews, and a score of 32% on Metacritic, based on 11 reviews. Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus says "Although it may serve as a passing diversion for very young viewers, The Oogieloves fails to offer much more than several brightly colored examples of the worst stereotypes of modern children's entertainment.". Loren King of the Boston Globe considered The Oogieloves to be a "dumbed-down mash-up of the least creative parts of Teletubbies, Barney & Friends and Pee-wee's Playhouse" which preschoolers would enjoy due to its interactivity, but would be a waste of time for parents "in a world where Sesame Street is on TV every day [and/or] even in a world where Sesame Street didn’t exist." King also questioned whether the intent of the film was to set the stage for future merchandising of its characters.
Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times criticized The Oogieloves for being a "prefab construction meant to appear like a beloved set of characters", and for being "so ineffectual and disengaging that it may be better to call it just plain dumb."
A. O. Scott of the New York Times reviewed the film from the perspective of the seven-year-old daughter of a family friend. She stated that she "thought it was for babies" and observed, among other things, that none of the children in the audience were paying attention to the film, and that the toddler whose family she saw it with fell asleep partway through the movie.
Box office
In its debut weekend, Oogieloves proved to be one of the least successful films ever released in at least 2,000 theaters. Its production budget was $20 million, in addition to another $40 million in marketing costs. On August 29, 2012, the film opened at #17 at the box office to $102,564 in 2,160 theaters, with a per-theater average of $47. Box Office Mojo said the film needed "at least $5 million to avoid being dubbed a legendary flop, and it's not going to come anywhere close". It grossed only $445,000 in its opening weekend, surpassing Delgo for the lowest opening weekend of a film in 2,000 or more theaters. Delgo also played in the same number of theaters as Oogieloves. The film has the second worst opening weekend per-theater average for a widely released film at $206. "To put that in perspective, if each location played Oogieloves five times a day on one screen at an average ticket price of $7, that would translate to fewer than two people per showing", according to Box Office Mojo. Over the life of its exhibition in theaters, the film grossed a grand total of $1,065,907 as measured by total box office gross. Only Delgo had a worse theatrical gross by total gross; however, The Oogieloves played for 23 days while Delgo played for only 7.
Following the film's opening weekend, Viselman attributed the poor box office to the film's marketing, suggesting it would've been more successful if its television spots aired earlier. He was, however, appreciative of the press covering the film's horrendous opening weekend, suggesting it would help in marketing its home media releases and possible sequels to the film.
Accolades
The film was nabbed 2 razzies Worst Picture and Worst Screen Ensemble at the 33rd Golden Raspberry Awards, breaking Breaking Dawn 2’s hatred.
Soundtrack
March and Moo – Chazz Palminteri
Polkadotty Shake your Body – Cloris Leachman and Kylie O'Brien
Ode to Adelaide (Scratchy Sneezy Cough Cough) – Toni Braxton
Wobble with your Wiggle – Cary Elwes
Jump, Step, Clap – Christopher Lloyd and Jaime Pressly
References
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Robert Taylor Shillington
Robert "Bob" Taylor Shillington (October 3, 1867 – January 11, 1934) was a Canadian politician, mine owner, druggist and ice hockey executive. Shillington was a member of the provincial legislature in the province of Ontario, representing the Timiskaming riding, first elected in 1908.
Born in Merivale, a rural village now located within the city limits of Ottawa, in 1867, Shillington was one of ten children of Thomas and Elizabeth Shillington. Shillington attended the Ottawa Model School and Collegiate. He then attended the University of Toronto, graduating in pharmacy.
He returned to Ottawa and opened a druggist business on Sparks Street. His business was successful and he invested in mining in the Haileybury area. He also became an executive with the Ottawa Hockey Club. In 1903, after the Ottawas had won their first Stanley Cup Canadian championship, he gave each player a silver nugget. That donation led to the nickname Silver Seven. He would manage the club through its 1903–1906 championship run. In 1905, he sold his druggist business. In 1906, he moved to Haileybury full-time. He ran for a seat in the 1908 Ontario election and won in the district of Timiskaming.
In 1890, he married Harriet Cortie Score (1870–1939) and the couple had one child, Clarissa, in 1891. Shillington died in Toronto in 1934 and Harriet in 1939. He and his wife are interred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto.
Shillington Avenue, an east-west road in Ottawa is named after the Shillington family which at one time owned the property.
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Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School (AMSA) is a charter school founded in 2005. It is located at 201 Forest Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts, U.S., in a few remodeled office buildings.
The school is widely recognized for its academic achievements, consistently scoring in the highest percentile among Massachusetts schools in the English, math and science MCAS exams. In 2018, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school the #2 high school in Massachusetts.
As a charter school, AMSA receives funding from school districts in which its students reside. Students and their families have no direct costs other than uniforms and the fees for extra activities that have become common among most of Massachusetts' public schools.
Admission includes completing an application, attending an open house, and taking math and language arts tests that are solely used to determine placement in the right level of classes. Preference for the limited spaces is given first to siblings of current students regardless of residence, then to residents of Marlborough, Hudson, Clinton, and Maynard, and finally to any resident of Massachusetts.
The school is currently divided into a Lower School (grades 6-8) and an Upper School (grades 9-12) thus making a distinction between two parts of one continuous school.
History
On February 24, 2004, the Massachusetts Department of Education granted the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School a five-year charter. Throughout the entire process, there had been a lot of controversy surrounding the school and founder (Julia Sigalovsky). Opponents of the school managed to delay the opening of the school by a year by filing numerous lawsuits against the school. The school had to convince lawyers to wait until the school's funding to recoup over $30,000 in legal fees.
The school finally opened on September 6, 2005, in time for the first day of school. The original class consisted of 250 sixth and seventh graders. In each successive year, one additional class of 6th graders were added to the school. Following the 2010 school year, the school's charter was renewed for another five years. On June 12, 2011, AMSA graduated its first class. In 2015, the school's charter was renewed again for 2016-2020.
AMSA consists of three buildings originally beginning with a Lower School building for grades 6-9, and an Upper School building for grades 10-12. In 2010, AMSA moved the 9th grade to the Upper School. However, before the 2011-2012 school year, AMSA was able to lease one floor of another office building nearby in order to accommodate the vast growth of the student population. The building became known as the "White Building" and began to house a mixed array of additional classes and students. From then on, the Lower School held 6 and 7 graders and the Upper School and White Building both combined to hold the remaining 8-12 graders.
In 2014, teachers at the school unionized, organizing with the Teamsters Local 170, in response to reported poor treatment under then Executive Director John Brucato.
Midway through the 2016-2017 school year, the AMSA Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Anders Lewis to serve as the school's executive director, after having been teaching at AMSA since its inception and serving as the school's Humanities/History Department chair. Lewis stepped down as executive director midway through the 2018-2019 school year, and the interim executive director was then-principal Ellen Linzey. Then-vice principal Mike Nawrocki stepped in to fill the position of principal. History teacher Brianna Murphy assumes the office of vice principal. Also around this time, one of the two deans of students, James Friar left the school under unknown circumstances. The other dean, Dan Amaral, assumed his position.
In early 2018, AMSA became the first public institution in the state of Massachusetts to own a scanning electron microscope thanks to a donation from Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Mission statement
"AMSA will create an atmosphere of celebration of knowledge where children of all backgrounds and abilities excel in all subjects, especially in math, science and technology, empowering them to succeed in the workplace in our modern high-tech world."
Legal challenges
A lawsuit filed by three local school districts (Maynard, Hudson, and Marlborough) charged that the Massachusetts Department of Education failed to observe its own rules in granting the charter. The municipalities lost their case when the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that municipalities have no right to judicial review of the chartering process. The MetroWest Daily News reported that local school districts have no role in the granting of a charter, that the State Board of Education has "the final decision" on granting charters.
AMSA also faced many challenges with its landlord and withheld rent for many years as the buildings were not up to standard. This dispute ended in court with the landlord giving the school a large sum of money.
Athletics & Extracurriculars
Lower School
The Lower School Eagles currently participate in interscholastic cross country, soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, wrestling, fencing, track and lacrosse with other sports coming soon. They currently rent out ForeKicks (a sports complex that is next door, it has a facility with indoor fields, basketball courts, etc.) for Physical Education class.
Upper School
The Upper School Eagles are members of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association effective of the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year. Some sports also field junior varsity and/or middle school teams.
Interscholastic sports currently known to be offered are:
Fall season
Cross-country (*)
Soccer (|)
Volleyball
Fencing (*)
Football (co-op with Maynard High School)
Winter season
Basketball (|)
Wrestling (*)
Hockey
Fencing (*)
Swimming (*)
Spring season
Track and field (*)
Baseball
Softball
Lacrosse (|)
Fencing (*)
Golf
Tennis (co-op with Marlborough High School)
Football (co-op with Maynard High School)
(*) Denotes co-ed teams
(|) Denotes separate boys and girls teams
(teams differ depending on the year)
For extracurriculars, students have many options.
Curling team (9-12)
Gay Straight Alliance (6-12)
Operation Smile (8-12)
Racing club (9-12)
Animal activist club (6-12)
Art club (6-12)
Black Student Union (6-12)
Book club (6-8)
Botball (6-12)
Business club (9-12)
Chess club (6-12)
Cloud computing club (6-12)
Comic book club (6-12)
CS Gems/Gents (6-8)
Drama society (6-12)
Dungeons and Dragons club (6-12)
Ecology club (6-12)
French club (9-12)
Math team (6-8, 9-12 as separate teams)
Gaming club (6-12)
Harry Potter club (6-12)
Jazz band (6-12)
JCL (6-12)
Leader of Tomorrow (7-12)
Middle School Girls Math club (6-8)
Middle School Speech & Debate (6-8)
Military history club (9-12)
Model UN (9-12)
NAHS (9-12)
National Science Bowl (6-12)
A Cappella group — the Photosymphonizers (9-12)
Quiz Bowl (8-12)
Science Olympiad Team (9-12)
Ski club (8-12)
Spanish club (9-12)
Spanish Honor Society (9-12)
Speech & Debate (9-12)
String Ensemble (6-12)
Technovation (9-12, girls only)
The Quill Literary Magazine (9-12)
UNICEF (9-12)
Yoga club (6-12)
References
External links
Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter School homepage
Article from Christian Science Monitor, June 7, 2006
Charter school suit seen, Boston Globe, March 21, 2004
Hostility inflames charter school debate, Boston Globe, February 22, 2004.
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Philip Lempriere
Philip Charles Lempriere (1890 - 1949) was Dean of Glasgow and Galloway from 1959 to 1962.
He was born on 12 April 1890, educated at the University of Edinburgh;and ordained deacon in 1913, and priest in 1914. He was then a Curate at Hamilton before being appointed a Chaplain to the Forces in 1917. He was Rector of Bearsden from 1920 until 1923; St James, Glasgow, 1923–27; St Bride, Glasgow, 1927–35; Girvan, 1935–41; and Hamilton, 1941 to 1946. He was Principal of Edinburgh Theological College from 1946 to 1948 and Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Edinburgh from 1947 until his death on 26 February 1949.
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Qunbul
Abu ‘Amr Muhammad Ibn ‘Abd ar-Rahman, al-Makhzumi, better known as Qunbul (195-291AH), was one of the primary transmitters of one of the Qira'at, or the canonical methods of reading the Qur'an. Of the seven primary readings of the Qur'an, Qunbul was a transmitter of the method of Ibn Kathir al-Makki. Like Al-Buzzi, who was the other canonical transmitter of Ibn Kathir's method, Qunbul was an indirect student and lived later than the namesake of the recitation method.
In addition to transmitting one of the seven primary methods of Qur'an recitation, Qunbul was also the teacher of the man who was responsible for delineating those seven canonical readings, Abu Bakr Ibn Mujāhid.
He died in the year 904CE.
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Punta Delgada Lighthouse
Punta Delgada or Alegranza Lighthouse () is an active 19th century lighthouse on the Spanish island of Alegranza in the Canary islands. Alegranza lies to the north of the larger island of Lanzarote, it is part of the Chinijo Archipelago within the Teguise municipality.
History
Punta Delgada was one of the first lighthouses to be completed as part of the original maritime lighting plan for the Canaries. Designed by the engineer by Juan de León y Castillo, building began in 1861 and it became operational in 1865.
Built in a neo-classical style similar to other Canarian 19th century lighthouses, it consists of a whitewashed single storey building with dark volcanic rock used for the masonry detailing, located on a headland at the eastern end of Alegranza The light is displayed from a lantern room at the top of a masonry tower, attached to the seaward side of the main building.
The lighthouse was designed to accommodate the two keepers and their families and has a central courtyard or patio. In the centre of the courtyard is a cistern that collects the rainfall from the roof of the buildings. This was insufficient to cater to the two families due to the low frequency of rainfall on the island, so a well was also built 20 meters from the lighthouse to collect and store water from the mountain.
Both the keeper's house and the tower are part of the architectural heritage of the Canary Islands and were declared a monument of cultural interest Bien de Interés Cultural in 2002 and included in the listing for Las Palmas.
The lighthouse is maintained by the Port authority of the Province of Las Palmas. It is registered under the international Admiralty number D2772 and has the NGA identifier of 113-24076.
See also
List of lighthouses in the Canary Islands
List of lighthouses in Spain
Punta Delgada, Argentina
Punta Delgada, Chile
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Latum
Latum may refer to:
Latum, Iran, a village in Gilan Province, Iran
the marine parasite Diphyllobothrium latum
Ligamentum latum, the Broad ligament of the uterus
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Steven Wells
Steven Wells (10 May 1960 – 24 June 2009) was a British journalist, author, comedian and punk poet born in Swindon, Wiltshire. He was best known for ranting poetry and his provocative, unapologetic music journalism. In June 2006, he wrote in the Philadelphia Weekly about his treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma. After being in remission for a short time, he was diagnosed with enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma in January 2009 and died on 24 June 2009 in Philadelphia.
Career
Wells was born in Swindon but moved to Bradford at an early age. The son of a company director, he attended Hanson comprehensive school in Bradford, but left with minimal qualifications in 1977 and later worked in a factory and as a bus conductor. It was at this time that he became involved with punk rock, including the radical socialist Leeds art-punk band The Mekons.
In 1982, he began performing as a ranting poet and comedian under the names Seething Wells, Swells and Susan Williams. He was a support act to various northern English punk bands, such as The Fall, The Mekons and Gang of Four, along with fellow ranting poets Attila The Stockbroker, Swift Nick, Little Brother, Mark Miwurdz, and Porky The Poet.
After moving to London, he began to write for NME, initially under the name Susan Williams. He championed socialist soul/punk band The Redskins; American hardcore punk bands such as Black Flag and the Butthole Surfers; British bands that merged thrash, hardcore and heavy metal, such as Extreme Noise Terror, Napalm Death; and certain pop artists, such as Daphne and Celeste. However, Steven was also critical of some artists and individuals such as Richard Branson, and when covering his appearance in issue #160 of the British Transformers comic, mockingly called Richard "the world's richest bearded git" and Transformers a "crap comic", even though the Transformers franchise has since gone on to become popular internationally.. In the 1990s, he diversified, occasionally writing comedy (for shows such as On the Hour and The Day Today) and other non-music related journalism.
In 1992, he and Nick Small formed GobTV, a music video directing partnership. GobTV videos were characterised by extreme visuals, rapid edits, a political agenda and humour. GobTV made promos for The Wildhearts, Manic Street Preachers, and Skunk Anansie amongst others, and were the top UK directors in 1994 and 1995. The partnership ended in 1996. In 1999 he started the Attack! Books publishing house and his debut novel was Tits Out Teenage Terror Totty. His illustrated history Punk: The Stories Behind the Songs was published in 2004. In 2009 he contributed a story to the Love Hotel City anthology.
Wells became a sports columnist for The Guardian, FourFourTwo, 90 Minutes, The Quietus music website and the Philadelphia Weekly, and was in the process of writing several books.
Tributes
There were many tributes to Wells after his death. Musician Billy Bragg wrote: "The antithesis of the bonehead racist, he was in fact an articulate left-winger and unlike the bully boy who only picks on those weaker than him, Swells chose to target the powerful, the popular, the hip and the cool."
Music journalist Everett True described Wells as "a tastemaker. He informed people's opinions, challenged them, led them, changed them…most of this by default, by sheer force of his personality and peerless ability to entertain.".
Boff Whalley, of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba wrote: "Seething (Steven) Wells died two days ago. Then tonight, starting to write this, I find out that Michael Jackson has died. One of these two men owned a ranch called Neverland and had three children called Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II. The other one was the King of Pop."
Gareth Campesinos!, singer for the indie rock band Los Campesinos!, wrote on his band's website that "...[T]here have been a few things that have stood out above others in Los Campesinos!' short history that have made me think "shit, we're really doing this", and one of them was the first time I read Steven Wells ranting against us. That we were on his radar, and that he deemed us worthy of his bile was an honour"."In October last year, Swells wrote: "I have seen the future. It's Garry Bushell being kicked senseless by Gareth from Los Campesinos! forever. So it's not all bad." I promise, if I ever get the chance, for the only good thing I can think of to ever come from Swindon, I will do that".
Welsh rapper Akira The Don devoted an entire mixtape to Wells shortly after his death, with the song "He Was The Greatest" entirely about Steven Wells in particular. The Wildhearts' 2009 album Chutzpah! is dedicated to Wells.
References
External links
Swells Features – PlayLouder
Steven Wells interviewed about ATTACK! books
Steven Wells RIP from author/psychogeographer Stewart Home
Guardian Music Blog tribute
Pop Will Shoot Itself Guardian Article
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Safwan Hashim
Muhamad Safwan Bin Hashim (born 31 January 1994) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Felda United as a right back.
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Campodea zuluetai
Campodea zuluetai is a species of two-pronged bristletail in the family Campodeidae.
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Chubb Limited
Chubb Limited, incorporated in Zurich, Switzerland, is the parent company of Chubb, a global provider of insurance products covering property and casualty, accident and health, reinsurance, and life insurance and the largest publicly traded property and casualty company in the world. Chubb operates in 54 countries and territories and in the Lloyd's insurance market in London. Clients of Chubb consist of multinational corporations and local businesses, individuals, and insurers seeking reinsurance coverage. Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance. The current corporate branding was established when ACE Limited acquired Chubb in 2016, then adopted the Chubb name.
In 2018, the group had $174 billion in assets, $30.8 billion of gross written premiums and approximately 31,000 employees. Chubb trades on the NYSE and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Its core operating insurance companies are rated "AA" (Very Strong) for financial strength by Standard & Poor's and "A++" (Superior) by A. M. Best with stable outlooks from both agencies. Fitch rates Chubb Limited and its subsidiaries "AA" (Very Strong) for financial strength, "AA-" for issuer default and "A+" for senior debt. Moody's rates the U.S. companies "A1" and the unsecured loan notes "A3".
On July 1, 2015, ACE announced that it would acquire Chubb Corporation for $28.3 billion in cash and stock. ACE has committed that Chubb's current headquarters in Warren, New Jersey, USA, will have a substantial portion of the headquarters function for the combined company's North American Division. The combined company adopted the Chubb name in January 2016 after the acquisition was completed.
Business structure
ACE provides insurance and reinsurance products and services through several operating units.
North American
ACE USA provides commercial property insurance and casualty (P&C), risk management and accident and health (A&H) coverages through retail brokers. ACE Agriculture offers crop, farm and agribusiness P&C coverages through agents and brokers. ACE Westchester offers commercial P&C excess and surplus lines through wholesale brokers.
ACE Bermuda provides liability, property, political risk coverages and captive programs through large international brokers.
ACE Private Risk Services offers high-value personal lines coverages through independent agents and brokers. ACE Commercial Risk Services provides specialty small business coverage through agents and brokers.
International
ACE International provides commercial P&C, A&H, and traditional and specialty personal lines through retail brokers, agents and other channels in 51 countries outside North America. ACE Global Markets offers commercial P&C excess and surplus lines and A&H sold by wholesale brokers and through Lloyd’s. In North America, Combined Insurance, acquired by ACE in 2008, provides personal accident and supplemental health insurance through captive agents.
Reinsurance
ACE Tempest Re, based in Stamford, Connecticut, offers P&C and life reinsurance sold worldwide by reinsurance brokers.
Life
ACE Life provides protection and savings products through agents, bancassurance and other channels in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Combined Insurance offers personal accident and supplemental health coverage sold by captive agents in North America.
History
Chubb
In 1882, Thomas Caldecot Chubb and his son Percy started a marine underwriting business in New York City. They collected $1,000 from 100 prominent merchants and focused on insuring ships and cargoes.
The Chubb Corporation was incorporated in 1967 and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1984.
Beginning in 1970, the corporation owned The Chubb Institute, a chain of commercial technical schools which grew out of the company's employee training program, but the schools were sold for $1 to a partnership of private equity firms Great Hill Partners and the High-Tech Institute in 2004.
In 2007, Chubb was named the Readers' Choice winner as "Best Admitted Property/Casualty Insurance Company" by Business Insurance. In 2010 Chubb was number five on Chicago Business "Best Places to Work" list.
ACE Limited
1985–1999
ACE Limited was established in 1985, funded by a group of 34 U.S. companies seeking difficult-to-obtain Excess Liability and Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance coverage. That year, ACE and its Bermuda subsidiary, incorporated in the Cayman Islands and headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, wrote its first insurance policy with John Cox as its President and CEO. In 1987 the company assumed management of Corporate Officers & Directors Assurance Limited (CODA), expanding ACE Bermuda's product line.
Walter Scott became Chairman, President, and CEO of ACE in 1990 and saw the company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1993. Brian Duperreault succeeded Scott in 1994 as Chairman, President & CEO and worked for the next ten years as ACE went through a series of acquisitions and a diversification process that brought the ACE Group of Companies global status. One of the multiple acquisitions made during this time was the global property and casualty business of Cigna Corporation (most significantly the Insurance Company of North America, known as INA), which was purchased for $3.45 billion in 1999.
2000–2014
In 2004, Evan G. Greenberg became President and CEO of ACE Ltd. In 2004 ACE was also investigated by NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer for participating in a bid rigging and price fixing scheme with insurance broker Marsh & McLennan.
In 2008, ACE purchased the accident and health insurance provider Combined Insurance Company of America (founded by W. Clement Stone in 1919) from Aon Corporation for $2.56 billion and the high-net-worth personal lines business of the Atlantic Companies.
Also in 2008, ACE relocated from the Cayman Islands to Zurich, Switzerland. Evan Greenberg described the move as a "natural progression" that would provide ACE with a "better strategic flexibility…and a solid legal and regulatory environment…" The re-domestication was completed in July that year.
In 2010, the ACE company ESIS Inc. was hired by BP to process claims made by the victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
In 2010, ACE Limited purchased Rain and Hail, LLC for $1.1 billion. Rain and Hail Insurance Service, headquartered in Johnston, Iowa, is an industry leader in crop insurance in the United States. ACE Limited also acquired the Hong Kong and Korea life insurance operations of New York Life.
In 2011, ACE Limited purchased agribusiness insurer Penn Millers.
In 2012, they purchased Indonesian insurer Asuransi Jaya Proteksi.
In 2013, they purchased Mexican Surety Lines Company Fianzas Monterrey and Mexican Personal Lines Insurer ABA Seguros.
In April 2014, ACE Limited acquired a majority stake in Siam Commercial Samaggi Insurance PCL from Siam Commercial Bank. Following a subsequent tender offer in June 2014, ACE and its local partner owned 93.03% of the Samaggi.
In October 2014, ACE Limited acquired the large commercial property and casualty business of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA. The transaction made ACE the largest property and casualty insurer in Brazil.
In April 2015, ACE Limited acquired the Fireman’s Fund high net worth personal lines insurance business in the U.S. from Allianz for $365 million. ACE Private Risk Services is one of the largest high net worth insurers in the U.S.
ACE acquires Chubb
In July 1, 2015, ACE announced that it would acquire Chubb Corporation for $28.3 billion in cash and ACE stock. Upon completion, ACE shareholders held 70% while Chubb shareholders got 30% of the new combined company. The new company was to be based in Zurich, where ACE Limited's headquarters were. Evan Greenberg of ACE became the Chairman and CEO of the new company, while Chubb Chairman and CEO John Finnegan became Executive Vice Chairman for North America External Affairs. The company's board was expanded to 18, with 4 of them coming from Chubb. The new combined company then decided to adopt the Chubb name. The deal received ACE and Chubb shareholder approval and all required regulatory approval, and closed on January 14, 2016.
Controversies
2004 Eliot Spitzer investigation
In 2004 New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer conducted an investigation in the insurance industry. ACE, American International Group (AIG), Marsh & McLennan, and other large insurers and brokerages were named in Spitzer's investigation for possibly participating in questionable insurance practices including the payment of contingent commissions, bid-rigging, price-fixing, and improper accounting.
Spitzer asserted that contingent commissions contributed to a widespread practice of "bid-rigging" where brokers solicited fake bids with deliberately less favorable terms for the consumer than the bid offered by the insurance company paying the highest commissions.
As part of an $80 million settlement that abated further inquiry, ACE signed an Assurance of Discontinuance in which they acknowledged their prior conduct and agreed to alter their business practices. Evan Greenberg himself admitted no fault in Spitzer's allegations although a junior executive did plead guilty to criminal charges.
Spitzer's insurance industry probe additionally looked in early 2005 into ACE Ltd's subsidiary ACE Tempest Re's reporting to the SEC of a series of reinsurance transactions, together with the SEC reporting of a further 16 unaffiliated re-insurers. Evan Greenberg said that his company's investigation should be completed within a month. According to Greenberg, contracts appeared "generally structured in a way to provide for appropriate risk transfer and accounted for properly."
The Spitzer investigations also triggered civil litigation by policyholders who claim they were victimized by the bid rigging and commission schemes.
Iran Held Liable for 9/11
On March 9, 2016, U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels issued a default judgment against Iran, ordering it to pay $7.5 billion in damages to families of victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks, as well as $3 billion to Chubb Limited & other unnamed insurers that paid out claims resulting from the event. The plaintiffs in the case argued that Iran "provided material support" and training to al-Qaeda members, including 9/11 hijackers, through Hezbollah prior to the attacks and was therefore liable.
Chubb Group Classic
The Chubb Classic is a Champions Tour golf tournament located at The Classics Country Club at Lely Resort in Naples, FL. The Chubb Classic has raised more than $3 million for charity.
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Mark Karpun
Mark Edward Karpun (born June 12, 1963) is a Canadian retired soccer player that played in the North American Soccer League, the Major Indoor Soccer League the Canadian Soccer League and for the Canadian Men’s National Team. He is also noted for having twice scored the golden goal of sudden-death overtime to win an indoor championship final.
Early life
Mark Karpun was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He played for B.C. Travellers at age 13, and later for McNair High School in Richmond, B.C.
North American Soccer League
Karpun was chosen straight out of McNair by the Calgary Boomers with the 17th pick of the first round of the 1981 NASL draft. He joined the Boomers in June after graduating high school and played on an amateur contract through the remainder of the 1981 season. While in Calgary he played exclusively on the reserve team, never appearing in an NASL match before the team folded at the end of the season.
Karpun was signed to the Tampa Bay Rowdies developmental squad, Rowdies II, in May 1982. With the Rowdies II he scored 16 goals in 12 matches. Following Gordon Jago’s resignation in July 1982, Karpun’s old coach in Calgary, Al Miller, was named the Rowdies’ new head coach. In late 1982 Karpun, and other Tampa Bay reservists received their first international experience when they trained for two months in Brazil with the world renowned club, São Paulo FC. Karpun’s first chance to crack the Rowdies regular line up came during the 1983 indoor season. As unheralded young players go, Karpun did well, scoring 11 goals in 11 matches. This included his double overtime, game-winner in the Indoor Grand Prix finals versus the Montreal Manic.
His strong indoor play, coupled with rapidly shrinking NASL budgets, earned him a call up onto the Rowdies first-team roster midway through the 1983 outdoor season. Barely 20 years old at the time, he scored 5 times in 13 appearances. He continued to play for the Rowdies through the 1983–84 indoor and 1984 outdoor campaigns.
Major Indoor Soccer League
With the collapse of the NASL immanent, Karpun signed with the expansion Dallas Sidekicks of the MISL in October 1984 prior to the 1984–85 season. This reunited him with several people from his time in Tampa Bay including Tatu, Wes McLeod, Perry Van der Beck and head coach, Gordon Jago, the man who had originally signed him to the Rowdies II squad. Karpun was a regular in the Sidekicks lineup in all but one of his six seasons in Dallas, when a knee injury early in the 1985–86 season limited him to 16 of 48 games that year.
In the 1987 MISL Finals against the heavily favored Tacoma Stars, he again proved to have the magic touch. In Game 6 he scored another double overtime, golden goal, this time to force a winner-take-all seventh game. Two nights later in Game 7 he redirected in the game-winner at 9:23 of overtime to give the Sidekicks their first ever indoor crown. In Dallas Sidekicks history, Karpun ranks fifth in goals (146), seventh in assists (76), and eighth in games played (249).
In September 1990 he signed with the Tacoma Stars to be closer to his family in Vancouver. Over two seasons with Tacoma he played in 76 games.
Canadian Soccer League
Beginning in 1989 Karpun spent several summers playing outdoors with his hometown Vancouver 86ers in the Canadian Soccer League. During that time Vancouver won the regular season every year, the CSL Championship three times, and the 1990 North American club title as well. They were also CSL runners up in 1992. He retired from the sport in 1993.
National team
Karpun wore the Canadian men’s national team uniform several times between 1983 and 1986, but figured in only two matches, both as a substitute.
He first played in the return leg of a 1983 Olympic qualifier versus Mexico on November 23 at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, British Columbia. Karpun came on as a substitute in the 60th min
He was part of the roster for the President’s Cup in June 1985 but did not appear in either of Canada’s two matches. He made his only other CMNT appearance as a substitute in a 3–0 international friendly loss to Mexico on April 27, 1986 at Estadio Azul.
Personal life
He and his wife Daniela and have three children, Kristina, Jeff, and Alysha. Karpun is now employed as a captain in the Richmond Fire Department in the Metro Vancouver city of Richmond, British Columbia
Honours
North American Soccer League champion: 1983 (indoor)
Major Indoor Soccer League champion: 1986–87
Canadian Soccer League champion: 1989, 1990, 1991
Canadian Soccer League regular season champion: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
North American Club Championship: 1990
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Bazaria venosella
Bazaria venosella is a species of snout moth in the genus Bazaria. It was described by Jan Asselbergs in 2009 and is known the Canary Islands.
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Western Beaver County School District
The Western Beaver County School District is a diminutive, rural, public school district serving the boroughs of Industry, Pennsylvania, Glasgow, Pennsylvania and Ohioville, Pennsylvania. Western Beaver County School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 5,743. By 2010, the district's population declined to 5,429 people. The educational attainment levels for theWestern Beaver County School District population (25 years old and over) were 92.5% high school graduates and 14.4% college graduates. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 36.5% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $18,006, while the median family income was $46,433. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Beaver County, the median household income was $49,217. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.
According to school district administrative officials, during the 2009-10 school year, Western Beaver County School District provided basic educational services to 806 pupils through the employment of 8 administrators, 73 teachers, and 63 full-time and part-time support personnel. The district's staff is included a librarian, a library aide, two reading specialists, a gifted coordinator and gifted support teacher, 15 teachers' aides, and a technology coordinator. The average teacher to student ratio is 1:16. In 2011-12, the district enrollment declined to 718 pupils. It employed: 65 teachers, 46 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 5 administrators. The Western Beaver County School District received $7.5 million in state funding in the 2011-12 school year.
Special education services are provided by the district and the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit #27. Occupational training and adult education in various vocational and technical fields were provided by the district and the Beaver County Career & Technology Center.
Western Beaver County School District operates just two schools: Western Beaver Junior Senior High School (6th grade through 12th grade) and Fairview Elementary School (Preschool through 5th grade).
Governance
Western Beaver County School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve four-year terms), the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The federal government controls programs it funds like Title I funding for low-income children in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates the district focus resources on student success in acquiring reading and math skills.
The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a "F" for transparency based on a review of "What information can people find on their school district's website". It examined the school district's website for information regarding; taxes, the current budget, meetings, school board members names and terms, contracts, audits, public records information and more. The Superintendent and Business Manager are appointed by the school board. The superintendent is the chief administrative officer with overall responsibility for all aspects of operations, including education and finance. The business manager is responsible for budget and financial operations. Neither of these officials are voting members of the school board. Western Beaver County School Board enters into individual employment contracts for these positions. In Pennsylvania, public school districts are required to give 150 days notice to the superintendent regarding renewal of the employment contract.
The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a F" for transparency based on a review of "What information can people find on their school district's website". It examined the school district's website for information regarding; taxes, the current budget, meetings, school board members names and terms, contracts, audits, public records information and more. A review in 2015 found non of the information was available in the district web site. Additionally, school board policies are linked online.
Academic achievement
Western Beaver County School District was ranked 193rd out of 493 Pennsylvania school districts by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2015. The ranking was based on student academic achievement as demonstrated on the last three years of the PSSAs for: reading, writing math and science. Three school districts were excluded because they do not operate high schools (Saint Clair Area School District, Midland Borough School District, Duquesne City School District). The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th. Adapted PSSA examinations are given to children in the special education programs. Writing exams were given to children in 5th and 8th grades.
2014 - 194th
2013 - 164th
2012 - 167th
2011 - 202nd
2010 - 207th
2009 - 253rd
2008 - 358th
2007 - 295th out of 501 school districts.
In 2012, the Pittsburgh Business Times (PBT) also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. Western Beaver County School District ranked 68th. In 2011, the district was 81st. The editor describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced-price lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."
Western Pennsylvania region ranking by PBT
(includes 104 districts in: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland Counties excludes Duquesne City SD and Midland Borough SD due to no high school)
2015 - 43rd
2014 - 44th
2012 - 40th
2011 - 52nd
2010 - 53rd
2009 - 60th
In 2009, the academic achievement of the students of Western Beaver County School District was in the 57th percentile among 500 Pennsylvania school districts. Scale - (0-99; 100 is state best)
Adequate Yearly Progress
Western Beaver County School District achieved AYP status in 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2011, 94 percent of the 500 Pennsylvania Public School Districts achieved the No Child Left Behind Act AYP progress level. In 2011, just 46.9% of Pennsylvania public school districts achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) based on student performance (72% of students reading on grade level and 67% of students demonstrating on grade level math). An additional 37.8% of Pennsylvania public school districts achieved AYP recognition based on a calculated method called safe harbor, 8.2 percent on the growth model and 0.8 percent on a two-year average performance. From 2003 through 2009, Western Beaver County School District achieved AYP status each school year.
Graduation rate
In 2015, Western Beaver County School District graduation rate was 95.89%.
2014 - 100%
2013 - 96.55%
2012 - 94.37%
2011 - 96%
2010 - 94.37%, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate.
According to traditional graduation rate calculations
2010 - 96%
2009 - 96%
2008 - 95%
2007 - 95%
Junior Senior High School
Western Beaver County Junior Senior High School is located at 216 Engle Road, Industry. In 2015, enrollment was reported as 384 pupils in 6th through 12th grades, with 39.84% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 17.7% of pupils received special education services, while 3.9% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 35 teachers. Per the PA Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. In 2012, the school reported an enrollment of 421 in grades 6th through 12th.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 381 pupils in grades 7th through 12th, with 137 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The school employed 37 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 10:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 13 teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind Act.
Academics
Western PA region academic ranking
In 2015 Western Beaver County Senior High School's 11th grade ranked 79th out of 104 high schools in the western Pennsylvania region.
2014 - 74th
2012 - 63rd
2011 - 62nd.
2010 - 55th out of 105 western Pennsylvania high schools based on three years of results in PSSAs on: reading, math writing and science.
2015 School Performance Profile
Western Beaver County Junior Senior High School achieved 66 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. The PDE reported that 73% of the High School's students were on grade level in reading/literature. In Algebra 1/math, just 68% of students showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology I/science, only 62% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course. Statewide, 53 percent of schools with an eleventh grade achieved an academic score of 70 or better. Five percent of the 2,033 schools with 11th grade were scored at 90 and above; 20 percent were scored between 80 and 89; 28 percent between 70 and 79; 25 percent between 60 and 69 and 22 percent below 60. The Keystone Exam results showed: 73 percent of students statewide scored at grade-level in English, 64 percent in Algebra I and 59 percent in biology.
2014 School Performance Profile
Western Beaver County Junior Senior High School achieved 81 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature, 85.7% were on grade level. In Algebra 1/math, 88% showed on grade level skills. In Biology/science, 67.6% demonstrated on grade level science understanding. Statewide, the percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in Algebra I increased to 39.7% to 40.1%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in reading/literature declined to 52.5%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in biology improved from 39.7% to 41.4%.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,134 of 2,947 Pennsylvania public schools (72 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. Fifty-three percent of schools statewide received lower SPP scores compared with last year's, while 46 percent improved. A handful were unchanged.
2013 School Performance Profile
Western Beaver County Junior Senior High School achieved 78.6 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 71% were on grade level. In Algebra 1/math, 82% showed on grade level skills. In Biology/science, 49% showed on grade level science understanding. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. Pennsylvania 11th grade students no longer take the PSSAs. Instead, beginning in 2012, they take the Keystone Exams at the end of the associated course.
AYP history
From 2008 to 2012, Western Beaver County Junior Senior High School achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). In 2006, Western Beaver County Junior Senior High School declined to Warning AYP status due to lagging student achievement. From 2003 to 2005, the School achieved AYP status each school year.
PSSA history:
Pennsylvania System of School Assessments, commonly called PSSAs are No Child Left Behind Act related examinations which were administered from 2003 through 2012, in all Pennsylvania public high schools. The exams were administered in the Spring of each school year. The goal was for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focused on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science. The Science exam included content in science, technology, ecology and the environmental studies. The mathematics exam included: algebra I, algebra II, geometry and trigonometry. The standards were first published in 1998 and are mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.
In 2013, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania changed its high school assessments to the Keystone Exams in Algebra 1, Reading/literature and Biology1. The exams are given at the end of the course, rather than all in the spring of the student's 11th grade year.
11th Grade Reading
2012 - 76% on grade level, (15% below basic). State - 67% of 11th graders are on grade level.
2011 - 73% (12% below basic). State - 69.1%
2010 - 73% (10% below basic). State - 66%
2009 - 54% (19% below basic). State - 65%
2008 - 72% (13% below basic). State - 65%
2007 - 65% (17% below basic). State - 65%
11th Grade Math
2012 - 67% on grade level (18% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.
2011 - 67% (15% below basic). State - 60.3%
2010 - 68% (10% below basic). State - 59%
2009 - 57% (15% below basic). State - 56%.
2008 - 69% (12% below basic). State - 56%
2007 - 41% (42% below basic). State - 53%
11th Grade Science
2012 - 38% on grade level (26% below basic). State - 42% of 11th graders were on grade level.
2011 - 36% (27% below basic). State - 40%
2010 - 25% (14% below basic). State - 39%
2009 - 39% (18% below basic). State - 40%
2008 - 41% (11% below basic). State - 39%
College remediation rate
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 32% of the Western Beaver County Senior High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges. Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.
Dual enrollment
The high school offers a dual enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree. The students continue to have full access to activities and programs at their high school. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. Pennsylvania State University and University of Pittsburgh offered courses at the High School with seniors getting priority for scheduling. Students may also attend courses at Community College of Beaver County and Clarion University (online courses). The state offered a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books. Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions. For the 2009-10 funding year, Western Beaver County School District received a state grant of $19,125 for the program.
AP courses
The school offers the following AP courses through district faculty: AP Literature, AP Language, AP Government and AP Environmental Science. Students have the opportunity to take the AP Exam for each course. Students who earn a 3 or better on that exam may be awarded credits in accordance with individual college and university policies. In 2015, the school offered 2 AP courses. In 2014, 23.9% passed the AP exam with a 3 or better.
Regional Choice Initiative
Through the Regional Choice Initiative (a federally funded program), students have access to many additional course offerings that may be available through different Beaver County high schools, both on-site and through Interactive Video Conferencing. Students are able to participate through interactive video conferencing, full-day transfer or partial-day transfer. The program is run by Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit 27. Just 29% of the pupils who took the courses achieved a 3 or better on the AP exam given by the College Board.
Online Academy
In an effort to retain students who are migrating to Pennsylvania cyber charter schools, the high school offers an online course option. Students take courses offered with flexible scheduling that includes online core coursework (social studies, math, science and English) and classroom electives. Students may complete their coursework at the school building, from home or a combination of both.
Graduation requirements
The Western Beaver County School Board has determined that a pupil must earn 24 credits to graduate, including: Math - 4 credits (Algebra 1 required), English - 4 credits, social studies 4 credits, science 3 credits, Physical Education 1.5 credits, Health .5 credit and electives 6 credits which must include 1.5 technology credits. Vo-tech students receive a math credit for vo-tech during their senior year.
By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district. Students earn one credit toward graduation when they complete their graduation project. Effective with the graduating class of 2017, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education eliminated the state mandate that students complete a culminating project in order to graduate.
By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, for the graduating class of 2018, students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I, Biology, English Composition, and Literature for which the Keystone Exams serve as the final course exams. In 2011, Pennsylvania high school students field tested the Algebra 1, Biology and English Lit exams. The statewide results were: Algebra 1 38% on grade level, Biology 35% on grade level and English Lit - 49% on grade level. Individual student, school or district reports were not made public, although they were reported to district officials by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Keystone Exams replace the PSSAs for 11th grade.
Students have several opportunities to pass the exam. Schools are mandated to provide targeted assistance to help the student be successful. Those who do not pass after several attempts can perform a project in order to graduate. For the class of 2019, a Composition exam will be added. For the class of 2020, passing a civics and government exam will be added to the graduation requirements. In 2011, Pennsylvania high school students field tested the Algebra 1, Biology and English Lit exams. The statewide results were: Algebra 1 38% on grade level, Biology 35% on grade level and English Lit - 49% on grade level. Individual student, school or district reports were not made public, although they were reported to district officials by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students identified as having special needs and qualifying for an Individual Educational Program (IEP) may graduate by meeting the requirements of their IEP.
SAT scores
In 2014, 33 Western Beaver County School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 478. The Math average score was 493. The Writing average score was 445. Statewide in Pennsylvania, Verbal Average Score was 497. The Math average score was 504. The Writing average score was 480. The College Board also reported that nationwide scores were: 497 in reading, 513 in math and 487 in writing. In 2014, 1,672,395 students took the SATs in the United States.
In 2013, 35 Western Beaver County School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 467. The Math average score was 488. The Writing average score was 465. The College Board reported that statewide scores were: 494 in reading, 504 in math and 482 in writing. The nationwide SAT results were the same as in 2012.
In 2012, Western Beaver County School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 470. The Math average score was 517. The Writing average score was 456. The statewide Verbal SAT exams results were: Verbal 491, Math 501, Writing 480. In the US, 1.65 million students took the exams achieving scores: Verbal 496, Math 514, Writing 488. According to the College Board the maximum score on each section was 800, and 360 students nationwide scored a perfect 2,400.
In 2011, 35 Western Beaver County School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 463. The Math average score was 481. The Writing average score was 455. Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479. In the United States 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011. They averaged 497 (out of 800) verbal, 514 math and 489 in writing.
Junior HIgh School
Sixth and seventh grades have been tested in reading and mathematics since 2006. Eighth graders are tested in: reading, writing, mathematics and Science. Beginning in the Spring of 2013, eighth graders, who are enrolled in Algebra I take the Keystone Exam for Algebra I at the end of the course. The testing of 8th grade in reading and mathematics began in 1999, as a state initiative. Testing in science began in 2007. The goal is for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focus on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science. The standards were published in 1998 and are mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education. In 2014, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania adopted the Pennsylvania Core Standards - Mathematics.
PSSA Results
8th Grade Reading
2012 - 81% on grade level (5% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 79% of 8th graders on grade level.
2011 - 96% (2% below basic). State - 81.8%
2010 - 71% (11% below basic). State - 81%
2009 - 83% (9% below basic), State - 80%
2008 - 83% (13% below basic), State - 78%
2007 - 82% (10% below basic), State - 75%
8th Grade Math
2012 - 91% on grade level (5% below basic). State - 76%
2011 - 98% (2% below basic). State - 76.9%
2010 - 84% (9% below basic). State - 75%
2009 - 85% (4% below basic). State - 71%
2008 - 80% (6% below basic). State - 70%
2007 - 83% (7% below basic). State - 68%
8th Grade Science
2012 - 69% on grade level (15% below basic). State - 59%
2011 - 68% (8% below basic). State – 58.3%
2010 - 46% (29% below basic). State – 57%
2009 - 57% (19% below basic). State - 55%
2008 - 48% (20% below basic). State - 52%
Seventh grade
7th Grade Reading
2012 - 82% (4% below basic). State - 76%
2011 - 71% (13% below basic). State – 13%
2010 - 84% (3% below basic). State - 23%
2009 - 65% (12% below basic). State - 11% (72 pupils)
2008 - 75% (14% below basic). State - 10% (68 pupils)
2007 - 72% (12% below basic). State - 37% (66 pupils)
7th Grade Math:
2012 - 91% (5% below basic). State - 80%
2011 - 85% (9% below basic). State - 24.6%
2010 - 84% (7% below basic). State - 7.7%
2009 - 75% (8% below basic), State - 7.5%
2008 - 77% (11% below basic), State - 7.1%
2007 - 75% (7% below basic), State - 17%
Sixth grade
6th Grade Reading:
2012 - 77% (8% below basic). State - 68%
2011 - 86% (2% below basic). State - 69.9% (50 pupils)
6th Grade Math:
2012 - 93% (2% below basic). State - 77%
2011 - 77% (2% below basic). State - 78.8%
Dropout Early Warning System
In 2013, Western Beaver County School District did not implement a free state dropout prevention Early Warning System and Interventions Catalog at the junior high school. The process identifies students at risk for dropping out by examining the pupil's: attendance, behavior and course grades. Interventions are implemented to assist at-risk pupils to remain in school. The program is funded by federal and private dollars.
Fairview Elementary School
Fairview Elementary School is located at 343 Ridgemont Drive, Midland. In 2015, the school's enrollment was 331 pupils in preschool through 5th grade, with 45.9% of pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price meals due to family poverty. Additionally, 11.4% of the pupils receive special education services, while 1.5% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. Fairview Elementary School provides full-day kindergarten to all its pupils. The school is a federally designated Title I school.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 293 pupils in grades preschool through 5th, with 127 pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The school employed 25 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 11:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the school's teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind. In 2006, The school provided preschool and full-day kindergarten to at-risk students.
2015 School Performance Profile
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 82% of 5th grade students at Fairview Elementary School were on grade level in reading on the PSSAs given in April 2015. In mathematics, 31% of 5th grade students showed on grade level skills. Fifth grade writing scores were withheld by the state. In 4th grade, 69% were on grade level in reading, while 49% showed on grade level math skills. In science, 93% of fourth graders showed on grade level understanding. Among third (3rd) graders, 55% were on grade level in reading and 41% were on grade level in mathematics. Statewide 61.9% of fifth (5th) graders were on grade level in reading, while 42.8% demonstrated on grade level math skills. Pennsylvania 4th graders were 58.6% on grade level in reading and 44.4% demonstrated on grade level math skills. In science, 77.3% of fourth graders showed on grade level understanding. Among Pennsylvania third (3rd) graders, 62% were reading on grade level, while 48.5% demonstrated on grade level math skills.
2014 School Performance Profile
Fairview Elementary School achieved a score of 81.3 out of 100. The score reflects on grade level: reading, science, writing and mathematics achievement. In 2013-14, 77.7% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In 3rd grade, 78.5% of the pupils were reading on grade level. In math, 78.8% were on grade level (3rd-5th grades). In 4th grade science, 97.9% of the pupils demonstrated on grade level understanding. In writing, only 62% of 5th grade pupils demonstrated on grade level skills.
2013 School Performance Profile
Fairview Elementary School achieved a score of 83.9 out of 100. The score reflects on grade level: reading, science, writing and mathematics achievement. In 2012-13, 76% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In 3rd grade, 81% of the pupils were reading on grade level. In math, 90% were on grade level (3rd-5th grades). In 4th grade science, 89% of the pupils demonstrated on grade level understanding. In writing, 88.8% of 5th grade pupils demonstrated on grade level skills. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher.
Adequate Yearly Progress
In 2010 through 2012, Fairview Elementary School achieved AYP status each school year. From 2004 to 2009, the school achieved Adequate Yearly Progress status each school year.
PSSA Results
Each year, in the Spring, in order to comply with the federal No Child Left Behind Law, the 3rd graders take the PSSAs in math and reading. The fourth grade is tested in reading, math and science. The fifth grade is evaluated in reading, mathematics and writing. Pennsylvania System of School Assessments, commonly called PSSAs are No Child Left Behind Act related examinations which were administered beginning 2003 to all Pennsylvania public school students in grades 3rd-8th. The goal was for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focused on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science. The Science exam is given to 4th grades and includes content in science, technology, ecology and the environmental studies. The first cohort of children who attended Accountability Block Grant funded full-day kindergarten reached third grade and took the PSSAs in the spring of 2008.
5th Grade Reading:
2012 - 61% on grade level (12% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 65% of 5th graders are on grade level.
2011 - 85% (2% below basic). State - 67.3%
5th Grade Math:
2012 - 79% (2% below basic). State - 73% (57 pupils)
2011 - 84% (54% advanced). State - 74%
4th Grade Reading
2012 - 92% (2% below basic). State - 72% (48 pupils)
2011 - 81% (7% below basic), State – 73%
2010 - 78% (9% below basic), State - 73%
2009 - 74% (15% below basic), State - 72% (58 pupils)
2008 - 79% (7% below basic), State - 70% (69 pupils)
2007 - 81% (12% below basic), State - 60% (57 pupils)
4th Grade Math
2012 - 98%, 88% advanced. State - 82%
2011 - 93%, 65% advanced. State – 85%
2010 - 95%, 75% advanced. State - 84%
2009 - 89%, 62% advanced. State - 81%
2008 - 88% (7% below basic), State - 80%
2007 - 84% (7% below basic), State - 78%
4th Grade Science
2012 - 96%, (2% below basic). State - 82%
2011 - 98%, 69% advanced. State – 82.9%
2010 - 92%, 73% advanced. State - 81%
2009 - 96%, 71% advanced. State - 83%
2008 - 95%, 56% advanced. State - 81%
3rd Grade Reading
2012 - 83%, (6% below basic). State - 74% (47 pupils)
2011 - 89%, (9% below basic). State – 77%
2010 - 72%, (11% below basic). State - 75%
2009 - 91%, (7% below basic). State - 77% (56 pupils)
2008 - 71%, (5% below basic). State - 70% (60 pupils)
2007 - 81%, (7% below basic). State - 72% (67 pupils)
3rd Grade Math
2012 - 88%, (6% below basic). State - 80%
2011 - 93%, (7% below basic). State – 83%
2010 - 89%, (4% below basic). State - 84%
2009 - 91%, 66% advanced. State - 81%
2008 - 85%, (5% below basic). State - 80%
2007 - 91%, (1% below basic). State - 78%
The school offers 2 classrooms of taxpayer-funded preschool for 4 year olds. The program is funded locally and through a state PreK Counts grant.
Special education
In December 2013, the district administration reported that 112 pupils, or 16.1% of the district's pupils, received special education services, with 55% of the identified students having a specific learning disability. In December 2010, Western Beaver County School District administration reported that 119 pupils, or 14.9% of the district's pupils, received special education services. In December 2009, the district administration reported that 118 pupils, or 14.5% of the district's pupils, received state and federally funded special education services. Of those identified 57% had a specific learning disability. The other 43% have no disability in learning or functioning and are allowed to pass through every class with the help of Western's wonderful teacher's aids. These students will absorb very little knowledge and pass only because these aids did the work for them.
In 2007, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak testified before the Pennsylvania House Education Committee regarding full-day kindergarten. He claimed that districts which offered the program would see a significant decrease in special education students due to early identification and early intervention. He asserted the high cost of full-day kindergarten would be recouped by districts in lower special education costs. Western Beaver County School District has provided full-day kindergarten since 2008. The district has seen a slight decrease in the percentage of special education students it serves, yielding no savings.
In order to comply with state and federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act rules and regulations, the school district engages in identification procedures to ensure that eligible students receive an appropriate educational program consisting of special education and related services, individualized to meet student needs. At no cost to the parents, these services are provided in compliance with state and federal law; and are reasonably calculated to yield meaningful educational benefit and student progress. To identify students who may be eligible for special education services, various screening activities are conducted on an ongoing basis. These screening activities include: review of group-based data (cumulative records, enrollment records, health records, report cards, ability and achievement test scores); hearing, vision, motor, and speech/language screening; and review by the Special Education administration. When screening results suggest that the student may be eligible, the district seeks parental consent to conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation. Parents who suspect their child is eligible may verbally request a multidisciplinary evaluation from a professional employee of the district or contact the district's Special Education Department.
Students who have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) may take the PSSA-M an alternative math exam rather than the PSSA. Some special education students may take the PASA (Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment), rather than the PSSA. Schools are permitted to provide accommodations to some students.
In 2010, the state of Pennsylvania provided $1,026,815,000 for special education services. This funding was in addition to the state's basic education per pupil funding, as well as, all other state and federal funding. The Pennsylvania Special Education funding system assumes that 16% of the district's students receive special education services. It also assumes that each student's needs accrue the same level of costs. The state requires each district to have a three-year special education plan to meet the unique needs of its special education students. Overidentification of students, in order to increase state funding, has been an issue in the Commonwealth. Some districts have more than 20% of its students receiving special education services while others have 10% supported through special education. The IDEA 2004 requires each school entity to publish a notice to parents, in newspapers or other media, including the student handbook and website regarding the availability of screening and intervention services and how to access them.
Western Beaver County School District received a $578,197 supplement for special education services in 2010. For the 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013-14 school years, all Pennsylvania public school districts received the same level of funding for special education that they received in 2010-11. This level funding is provided regardless of changes in the number of pupils who need special education services and regardless of the level of services the respective students required. For the 2014-2015 school year, Western Beaver County School District received an increase to $588,848 from the Commonwealth for special education funding. Additionally, the state provides supplemental funding for extraordinarily impacted students. The district must apply for this added funding.
Gifted education
The District Administration reported that 47 or 5.23% of its students were gifted in 2009. By law, the district must provide mentally gifted programs at all grade levels. The referral process for a gifted evaluation can be initiated by teachers or parents by contacting the student's building principal and requesting an evaluation. All requests must be made in writing. To be eligible for mentally gifted programs in Pennsylvania, a student must have a cognitive ability of at least 130 as measured on a standardized ability test by a certified school psychologist. Other factors that indicate giftedness will also be considered for eligibility.
Enrollment
According to Pennsylvania Department of Education enrollment reports, there were less than 770 students enrolled in K-12 in 2009–10 school year at Western Beaver County School District. There were 59 students in the Class of 2009. The district's class of 2010 had 56 students. Enrollment is projected to decline to 575 students by 2020. According to a report from the local intermediate unit showed that the total enrollment in all Beaver County public school districts in 1971-72 was 48,536 children. The countywide public school enrollment had declined to 25,002 children, in 2006-07. In 2008, the Western Beaver County School District administration costs had risen to $1,040.22 per pupil. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil. A study of Pennsylvania public school spending, conducted by Standard and Poor's, examined the consolidation of Western Beaver County School Administration with 2 neighboring districts: South Side Area School District and Midland Borough School District. The study found that consolidation of the administration with an adjacent school district administration would achieve substantial local cost savings.
According to a 2009 school district administration consolidation proposal by Governor Edward G. Rendell, the excessive administrative overhead dollars could be redirected to improve lagging academic achievement, to enrich the academic programs or to reduce property taxes. Consolidation of two central administrations into one would not require the closing of any schools. The Governor's proposal called for the savings to be redirected to improving lagging reading and science achievement, to enriching the academic programs or to reducing residents' property taxes.
Beginning in 2000, many rural Pennsylvania school district's enrollment decreased by 8 percent or more. As the enrollment declined, per pupil administrative costs of the schools continued to rise. In March 2011, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants released a report finding that the state would save hundreds of millions of tax dollars, by cutting the number of school administrations in half through consolidation, with no impact on programs offered to students.
In Beaver County, two small districts voluntarily merge into Central Valley School District in 2009: Monaca School District and Center Area School District. Student achievement and available programs have risen since the merger. In 2012, no public school district in Beaver County has an enrollment of 3000 pupils or more. The enrollment in the three county public charter schools has risen steadily since their founding: Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, Beaver Area Academic Charter School and Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. In 2007, Western Beaver County School District brought a lawsuit against the Midland Borough School District, alleging that the district was owed about $260,000 for Midland Borough School District students that were attending Western Beaver County High School during the 2004–05 and 2005-06 school years. Western Beaver County School District also accepted tuition high school students from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in 2006.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has one of the highest numbers of school districts in the nation. In Pennsylvania, 80% of the school districts serve student populations under 5,000, and 40% serve less than 2,000. This results in excessive school administration bureaucracy and not enough course diversity. In a survey of 88 superintendents of small districts like Western Beaver County School District, 42% of the 49 respondents stated that they thought consolidation would save money without closing any schools.
Budget
Pennsylvania public school districts budget and expend funds according to procedures mandated by the General Assembly and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). An annual operating budget is prepared by school district administrative officials. A uniform form is furnished by the PDE and submitted to the board of school directors for approval prior to the beginning of each fiscal year on July 1.
Under Pennsylvania's Taxpayer Relief Act, Act 1 of the Special Session of 2006, all school districts of the first class A, second class, third class and fourth class must adopt a preliminary budget proposal. The proposal must include estimated revenues and expenditures and the proposed tax rates. This proposed budget must be considered by the board no later than 90 days prior to the date of the election immediately preceding the fiscal year. The preliminary budget proposal must also be printed and made available for public inspection at least 20 days prior to its adoption. The board of school directors may hold a public hearing on the budget, but are not required to do so. The board must give at least 10 days’ public notice of its intent to adopt the final budget according to Act 1 of 2006.
In 2013, the average teacher salary in Western Beaver County School District was $59,048 a year. The District employed 70 teachers and administrators with a top salary of $119,232. Pennsylvania teacher salaries (2013–14) are searchable in a statewide database provided by TribLive News. Western Beaver County School District teacher and administrator retirement benefits are equal to at least 2.00% x Final Average Salary x Total Credited Service. (Some teachers benefits utilize a 2.50% benefit factor.) After 40 years of service, Pennsylvania public school teachers and administrators can retire with 100% of the average salary of their final 3 years of employment. According to a study conducted at the American Enterprise Institute, in 2011, public school teachers’ total compensation is roughly 50 percent higher than they would likely receive in the private sector. The study found that the most generous benefits that teachers receive are not accounted for in many studies of compensation including: pension, retiree health benefits and job security. In 2014-15, Pennsylvania public school district mandated teacher pension contribution rose to 21.40% of employee salaries and in 2015-16 it rose again to 25.84% of total salaries. In 2014-15, the state mandated district contribution to the teacher pension fund rose to 21.40% of employee salaries and in 2015-16 it rose again to 25.84% of total district salaries.
In 2011, the average teacher salary in Western Beaver County School District was $54,242 a year. The District employed 71 teachers and administrators with a top salary of $110,237.
In 2009, Western Beaver County School District reported employing 91 teachers and administrators with an average salary range of $52,657 and a top salary of $101,920. Teachers work 185 days with 7 hours 40 minutes per day, including a duty-free lunch and a daily preparation period. The teachers receive substantial benefit compensation, including a defined benefit pension, health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, professional development reimbursement, paid personal days, 10 paid sick days, and other benefits. Each year, five teachers are entitled to visit another public school district for a day without loss of pay. In 2011, the average teacher salary in WBCSD was $51,388 a year, while the cost of the benefits teachers receive was $17,168 per employee, for a total annual average teacher compensation of $68,556. According to a study conducted at the American Enterprise Institute, in 2011, public school teachers’ total compensation is roughly 50 percent higher than they would likely receive in the private sector. The study found that the most generous benefits that teachers receive are not accounted for in many studies of compensation, including: pension, retiree health benefits and job security.
In 2007, Western Beaver County School District employed 73 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $45,072 for 180 days worked. As of 2007, Pennsylvania ranked in the top 10 states in average teacher salaries. When adjusted for cost of living Pennsylvania ranked fourth in the nation for teacher compensation.
Administration spending
Western Beaver County School District administrative costs per pupil in 2008 was $1,040.22 per pupil. This ranked 46th out of Pennsylvania's 501 public school districts. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association keeps statistics on salaries of public school district employees in Pennsylvania. According to the association's report, the average salary for a superintendent, for the 2007-08 school year, was $122,165. Superintendents and administrators receive a benefit package commensurate with that offered to the district's teachers' union.
Per-pupil spending
In 2008, Westen Beaver County School District administration reported that per-pupil spending was $13,000 which ranked 175th among Pennsylvania's 501 school districts. In 2010, the district's per-pupil spending had increased to $13,587.36 Among the states, Pennsylvania's total per pupil revenue (including all sources) ranked 11th at $15,023 per student, in 2008-09. In 2007, the Pennsylvania per pupil total expenditures was $12,759.
Reserves In 2008, Western Beaver County School District reported a balance of zero in its unreserved-designated fund. The unreserved-undesignated fund balance was reported as $558,102.00. In 2010, Western Beaver County School District Administration reported $404,104.00 in the unreserved-undesignated fund. In 2012, Western Beaver County School District Administration reported $491,493 in its unreserved-undesignated fund. Pennsylvania school district reserve funds are divided into two categories – designated and undesignated. The undesignated funds are not committed to any planned project. Designated funds and any other funds, such as capital reserves, are allocated to specific projects. School districts are required by state law to keep 5 percent of their annual spending in the undesignated reserve funds to preserve bond ratings. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, from 2003 to 2010, as a whole, Pennsylvania school districts amassed nearly $3 billion in reserved funds.
Audits
In June 2008, the Pennsylvania Auditor General conducted a performance audit of the district. The findings were reported to the school board and administration. In a 2015 state audit the Auditor General expressed concerns about the District's finances.
In September 2008, the school board accepted a settlement in a lawsuit it had against Oliver Land and Timber Company for $16,000.
The district was the victim of a trojan horse cyber attack in 2009 on its ESB bank account. According to district officials, its accounts had 74 unauthorized bank transfer which took $704,610 over a 4-day period. The bank restored $263,413. The district sued the bank to restore all the missing taxpayer funds. The District sued the bank to recover all the stolen funds.
Tuition Students who live in the Western Beaver County School District's attendance area may choose to attend one of Pennsylvania's 157 public charter schools. A student living in a neighboring public school district or a foreign exchange student may seek admission to Western Beaver County School District. For these cases, the Pennsylvania Department of Education sets an annual tuition rate for each school district. It is the amount the public school district pays to a charter school for each resident student that attends the charter and it is the amount a nonresident student's parents must pay to attend the district's schools. The 2013 tuition rates are Elementary School - $9,763.14, High School - $11,568.98.
Western Beaver County School District is funded by a combination of: a local earned income tax 0.5%, a property tax, a real estate transfer tax 0.5%, coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pension income and Social Security income are exempted from state personal income tax and local earned income tax, regardless of the level of the individual's personal wealth.
State basic education funding
According to a report from Representative Todd Stephens office, Western Beaver County School District receives 68.2% of its annual revenue from the state. This exceeds some education advocates goal of the state providing 50% of district funding.
For the 2014-15 school year, Western Beaver County School District received $5,347,719 in State Basic Education funding. The district received $113,160 in new Ready To Learn Block grant. The State's enacted Education Budget includes $5,526,129,000 for the 2014-2015 Basic Education Funding. The Education budget also includes Accountability Block Grant funding at $100 million and $241 million in new Ready to Learn funding for public schools that focus on student achievement and academic success. The State is paying $500.8 million to Social Security on the school employees behalf and another $1.16 billion to the state teachers pension system (PSERS). In total, Pennsylvania's Education budget for K-12 public schools is $10 billion. This was a $305 million increase over 2013-2014 state spending and the greatest amount ever allotted by the Commonwealth for its public schools.
In the 2013-14 school year, Western Beaver County School District received a 1.1% increase or $5,348,010 in Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding. This is $56,086 more than its 2012-13 state BEF to the district. Additionally, Western Beaver County School District received $61,464 in Accountability Block Grant funding to focus on academic achievement and level funding for special education services. Among the public school districts in Beaver County, Midland Borough School District received the highest percentage increase in BEF at 10.2%. The district had the option of applying for several other state and federal grants to increase revenues. The Commonwealth's budget increased Basic Education Funding statewide by $123 million to over $5.5 billion. Most of Pennsylvania's 500 public school districts received an increase of Basic Education Funding in a range of 0.9% to 4%. Eight public school districts received exceptionally high funding increases of 10% to 16%. The highest increase in state funding was awarded to Austin Area School District which received a 22.5% increase in Basic Education Funding. The highest percent of state spending per student is in the Chester-Upland School District, where roughly 78 percent comes from state coffers. In Philadelphia, it is nearly 49 percent. As a part of the education budget, the state provided the PSERS (Pennsylvania School Employee Pension fund) with $1,017,000,000 and Social Security payments for school employees of $495 million.
In the 2012-13 school year, Western Beaver County School District received $$5,291,924. The Governor's Executive Budget for 2012-2013 included $9.34 billion for kindergarten through 12th grade public education, including $5.4 billion in basic education funding, which was an increase of $49 million over the 2011-12 budget. In addition, the Commonwealth provided $100 million for the Accountability Block Grant (ABG) program. The state also provided a $544.4 million payment for School Employees’ Social Security and $856 million for School Employees’ Retirement fund called PSERS. This amount was a $21,823,000 increase (0.34%) over the 2011-2012 appropriations for Basic Education Funding, School Employees' Social Security, Pupil Transportation, Nonpublic and Charter School Pupil Transportation. Since taking office, Corbett's first two budgets have restored more than $918 million in support of public schools, compensating for the $1 billion in federal stimulus dollars lost at the end of the 2010-11 school year.
In the 2011-12 school year, Western Beaver County School District received a $5,291,924 allocation, of state Basic Education Funding. Additionally, the Western Beaver County School District received $61,464 in Accountability Block Grant funding. The enacted Pennsylvania state Education budget included $5,354,629,000 for the 2011–2012 Basic Education Funding appropriation. This amount is a $233,290,000 increase (4.6%) over the enacted State appropriation for 2010–2011. The highest increase in state basic education funding was awarded to Duquesne City School District, which got a 49% increase in state funding for 2011-12. In 2010, the district reported that 330 students received free or reduced-price lunches, due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. Some Pennsylvania public school districts experienced a reduction of total funding due to the termination of federal stimulus funding which ended in 2011.
In the 2010–11 budget year, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided a 2.21% increase in Basic Education Funding for a total of $5,516,944. Among the public districts in Beaver County, the highest increase went to Midland Borough School District which got a 7.57% increase. One hundred fifty Pennsylvania school districts received the base 2% increase. The highest increase in 2010-11 went to Kennett Consolidated School District in Chester County which received a 23.65% increase in state funding. The state's hold harmless policy regarding state basic education funding continued where each school district received at least the same amount as the year before, even where enrollment had significantly declined. The amount of increase each school district received was set by Governor Edward Rendell and then Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak, as a part of the state budget proposal given each February. This was the second year of Governor Rendell's policy to fund some districts at a far greater rate than others.
In the 2009-10 budget year, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided a 2% increase in Basic Education Funding for a total of $5,397,763 to Western Beaver County School District. Among the public school districts in Beaver County, the highest increase went to Big Beaver Falls Area School District which got a 5.26%. Ninety Pennsylvania public school districts received a base 2% increase. Muhlenberg School District in Berks County received a 22.31% increase in state basic education funding in 2009. The amount of increase each school district received was set by Governor Edward G. Rendell and then Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak, as a part of the state budget proposal.
In 2008-09 budget year, the state Basic Education Funding to Western Beaver County School District was $5,291,924.10.
Accountability Block Grants
Beginning in 2004–2005, the state launched the Accountability Block Grant school funding. This program has provided $1.5 billion to Pennsylvania's school districts. The Accountability Block Grant program requires that its taxpayer dollars are focused on specific interventions that are most likely to increase student academic achievement. These interventions include: teacher training, all-day kindergarten, lower class size K-3rd grade, literacy and math coaching programs that provide teachers with individualized job-embedded professional development to improve their instruction, before or after school tutoring assistance to struggling students. For 2010-11, Western Beaver County School District applied for and received $166,830 in addition to all other state and federal funding. The district used the funding to provide after school tutoring and intensive instruction of struggling students during the school day.
Ready to Learn grant
Beginning in the 2014-2015 budget, the State funded a new Ready to Learn Grant for public schools. A total of $100 million is allocated through a formula to districts based on the number of students, level of poverty of community as calculated by its market value/personal income aid ratio (MV/PI AR) and the number of English language learners. Ready to Learn Block Grant funds may be used by the districts for: school safety; Ready by 3 early childhood intervention programs; individualized learning programs; and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs.
Western Beaver County School District received $113,160 in Ready to Learn Grant dollars in addition to State Basic Education funding, Special Education funding, PreK Counts funding, transportation reimbursement, reimbursement for Social Security payments for employees and other state grants which the district must apply to receive.
PreK Counts grant
Western Beaver County School District receives state funding to provide preschool at Fairview Elementary School. For the 2011 school year, Pre-K Counts was funded at the 2010 levels of $83.6 million statewide in Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget,. The state also supplements the federal Head Start preschool program with an additional $37.6 million. Pre-K Counts funding was initiated during the Rendell administration. In 2007-08 the state funded Pre-K Counts at $75 million. School District received funding in 2007-08. In 2009-10 the district received $209,350 to provide preschool to 52 children.
Classrooms for the Future grant
The Classroom for the Future state program provided districts with hundreds of thousands of extra state funding to buy laptop computers for each core curriculum high school class (English, Science, History, Math) and paid for teacher training to optimize the computers use. The program was funded from 2006 to 2009. Western Beaver County School District did not apply to participate in any of the three years of the grant program. In County the highest award was given to Freedom Area School District at $476,723. The highest funding statewide was awarded to Philadelphia City School District in Philadelphia County - $9,409,073. In 2010, Classrooms for the Future funding was curtailed statewide due to a massive state financial crisis.
Science It’s Elementary grant
Fairview Elementary School successfully applied to participate and received a Science It's Elementary grant in 2008-09. For the 2008-09 school year, the program was offered in 143 schools reaching 66,973 students across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In 2007, the Pennsylvania Department of Education initiated an effort to improve science instruction in the Commonwealth's public elementary schools. Called Science: It's Elementary, the program was a hands on instruction approach for elementary science classes that develops problem-solving and critical thinking skills. To encourage schools to adopt the program's standards aligned curriculum, the state provided a grant to cover the costs of materials and extensive mandatory teacher training. The district was required to develop a three-year implementation plan for the participating school. The school district administration was required to appoint a district liaison who was paid $3,000 by PDE to serve as the conduit of all information between the district and the Department and its agents along with submitting orders and distributing supplies to implementing teachers. For the 2006-07 state education budget, $10 million was allocated for the program. The grant program was expanded to $14.5 million in the 2008-09 budget. The grant was discontinued in the state's 2011 budget by Governor Edward G. Rendell.
Other grants
The district did not participate in: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Environmental Education annual grants; 2012 Striving
Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant; 2013 Safe Schools and Resource Officer grants; 2012 and 2013 Pennsylvania Hybrid Learning Grants; Project 720 High School Reform grants (discontinued effective with 2011-12 budget); nor the federal 21st Century Learning grants.
Federal Stimulus grant
Western Beaver County School District received an extra $1.3 million in ARRA - Federal Stimulus money to be used in specific programs like special education and meeting the academic needs of low-income students. The funding was limited to the 2009–10 and 2010–11 school years. Due to the temporary nature of the funding, schools were repeatedly advised to use the funds for one-time expenditures like acquiring equipment, making repairs to buildings, training teachers to provide more effective instruction or purchasing books and software.
Race to the Top grant
Western Beaver County School District officials did not apply for the federal Race to the Top grant which would have provided over one half million dollar in additional federal funding to improve student academic achievement. Participation required the administration, the school board and the local teachers' union to sign an agreement to prioritize improving student academic success. In Pennsylvania, 120 public school districts and 56 charter schools agreed to participate. Pennsylvania was not approved for the grant. The failure of districts to agree to participate was cited as one reason that Pennsylvania was not approved.
Title II grants
The Federal government provides annual grants to schools to be used to improve the quality of teacher instructions to pupils. The goal is provide each child in public schools with "Highly Quality" teachers and principals as defined by the state. The funds are sent to the state Department of Education which distributes them to each school district and charter school. Beginning in 2002, the federal funding committed to Title II was $3,175,000,000.
Public school district administrations must apply to the state annually for the Title II funds. In 2012-13, Western Beaver County School District received $41,571 in federal Title II funding. In 2014-15, Western Beaver County School District applied for and received $41,571.
Real estate taxes
Property tax rates in 2015-16 were set by the school board at 54.000 mills. A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of a property's assessed value. Irregular property reassessments have become a serious issue in the commonwealth as it creates a significant disparity in taxation within a community and across a region. Property taxes, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, apply only to real estate - land and buildings. The property tax is not levied on cars, business inventory, or other personal property. Certain types of property are exempt from property taxes, including: places of worship, places of burial, private social clubs, charitable and educational institutions and government property. Additionally, service related, disabled US military veterans may seek an exemption from paying property taxes. Pennsylvania school district revenues are dominated by two main sources: 1) Property tax collections, which account for the vast majority (between 75-85%) of local revenues; and 2) Act 511 tax collections, which are around 15% of revenues for school districts. When the school district includes municipalities in two counties, each of which has different rates of property tax assessment, a state board equalizes the tax rates between the counties. In 2010, miscalculations by the board were widespread in the Commonwealth and adversely impacted funding for many school districts.
2014-15 - 51.0000 mills
2013-14 - 49.0000 mills
2012-13 - 46.8500 mills
2011-12 - 43.3000 mills
2010-11 - 42.5000 mills
2009-10 - 41.0000 mills.
2008-09 - 41.0000 mills.
2007-08 - 41.0000 mills.
2006-07 - 41.0000 mills.
2005-06 - 37.5000 mills.
Act 1 Adjusted Index
The Act 1 of 2006 Index regulates the rates at which each school district can raise property taxes in Pennsylvania. Districts are not allowed to raise taxes above that index unless they allow voters to vote by referendum, or they seek an exception from the state Department of Education. The base index for the 2011–2012 school year is 1.4 percent, but the Act 1 Index can be adjusted higher, depending on a number of factors, such as property values and the personal income of district residents. Act 1 included 10 exceptions, including: increasing pension costs, increases in special education costs, a catastrophe like a fire or flood, increase in health insurance costs for contracts in effect in 2006 or dwindling tax bases. The base index is the average of the percentage increase in the statewide average weekly wage, as determined by the PA Department of Labor and Industry, for the preceding calendar year and the percentage increase in the Employment Cost Index for Elementary and Secondary Schools, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the U.S. Department of Labor, for the previous 12-month period ending June 30. For a school district with a market value/personal income aid ratio (MV/PI AR) greater than 0.4000, its index equals the base index multiplied by the sum of .75 and its MV/PI AR for the current year. In June 2011, the Pennsylvania General Assembly eliminated six of the ten exceptions to the Act 1 Index. The following exceptions were maintained: 1) costs to pay interest and principal on indebtedness incurred prior to September 4, 2004 for Act 72 schools and prior to June 27, 2006 for non-Act 72 schools; 2) costs to pay interest and principal on electoral debt; 3) costs incurred in providing special education programs and services (beyond what is already paid by the State); and 4) costs due to increases of more than the Index in the school's share of payments to PSERS (PA school employees pension fund) taking into account the state mandated PSERS contribution rate.
The School District Adjusted Index for the Western Beaver County School District 2006–2007 through 2011–2012.
2006-07 - 5.6%, Base 3.9%
2007-08 - 4.9%, Base 3.4%
2008-09 - 6.3%, Base 4.4%
2009-10 - 5.8%, Base 4.1%
2010-11 - 4.1%, Base 2.9%
2011-12 - 2.0%, Base 1.4%
2012-13 - 2.4%, Base 1.7%
2013-14 - 2.4%, Base 1.7%
2014-15 - 3.0%, Base 2.1%
2015-16 - 2.7%, Base 1.9%
2016-17 - 3.4%, Base 2.4%
For the 2015-16 budget year, Western Beaver County School Board applied for two exceptions to exceed their Act 1 Index limit: for special education costs and for its rapidly rising teacher pension costs. For the school budget 2015-16, 310 Pennsylvania public school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above its Act 1 Index limit. Another 187 school districts adopted a preliminary budget leaving open the option of exceeding the Index limit. Regarding the pension costs exception, 172 school districts received approval to exceed the Index limit in full, while others received a partial approval of their request. For special education costs, 119 districts received approval to exceed their tax limit. No Pennsylvania public school districts received an approval for the grandfathered construction debts exception.
For the 2014-15 budget year, Western Beaver County School Board applied for two exceptions to exceed their Act 1 Index limit: for growing special education services and escalating teacher pension costs. In 2014-15, all Pennsylvania school districts were required to make a 21.4% of payroll payment to the teacher's pension fund (PSERS). For the school budget 2014-15, 316 Pennsylvania public school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above its Act 1 Index limit. Another 181 school districts adopted a preliminary budget leaving open the option of exceeding the Index limit. Districts may apply for multiple exceptions each year. For the pension costs exception, 163 school districts received approval to exceed the Index in full, while others received a partial approval of their request. For special education costs, 104 districts received approval to exceed their tax limit. Seven Pennsylvania public school districts received an approval for the grandfathered construction debts exception.
For the 2013-14 budget year, Western Beaver County School Board again applied for two exceptions to exceed their Act 1 Index limit: due to rising special education costs and increasing teacher pension costs. In 2013-14, all Pennsylvania school districts were required to make a 16.93% of payroll payment to the teacher's pension fund (PSERS). For the school budget year 2013-14, 311 Pennsylvania public school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above their index. Another 171 school districts adopted a preliminary budget leaving open the option of exceeded the Index limit. For the pension costs exception, 169 school districts received approval to exceed the Index. For special education costs, 75 districts received approval to exceed their tax limit. Eleven Pennsylvania public school districts received an approval for grandfathered construction debts.
For the 2012-13 budget year, Western Beaver County School Board applied for two exceptions to exceed the Act 1 Index: special education costs and teacher pension costs. For 2012–2013, 274 school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above their index; 223 school districts adopted a preliminary budget leaving open the option of exceeded the Index limit. For the exception for pension costs, 194 school districts received approval to exceed the Index. For special education costs, 129 districts received approval to exceed the tax limit. For the exception for pension costs, 194 school districts received approval to exceed the Index. For special education costs, 129 districts received approval to exceed the tax limit.
For the 2011-12 school year, the Western Beaver County School Board did not apply for an exception to exceed the Act 1 Index. Each year, the Western Beaver County School Board has the option of adopting either 1) a resolution in January certifying they will not increase taxes above their index or 2) a preliminary budget in February. A school district adopting the resolution may not apply for referendum exceptions or ask voters for a tax increase above the inflation index. A specific timeline for these decisions is published annually, by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
According to a state report, for the 2011–2012 school year budgets, 247 school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above their index; 250 school districts adopted a preliminary budget. Of the 250 school districts that adopted a preliminary budget, 231 adopted real estate tax rates that exceeded their index. Tax rate increases in the other 19 school districts that adopted a preliminary budget did not exceed the school district's index. Of the districts who sought exceptions: 221 used the pension costs exemption and 171 sought a Special Education costs exemption. Only 1 school district sought an exemption for Nonacademic School Construction Project, while 1 sought an exception for Electoral debt for school construction.
Western Beaver County School Board did not apply for any exceptions to exceed the Act 1 index for the budget in 2010–2011. For 2009-10 school budget, the board did not apply for exceptions to exceed the Index. In the Spring of 2010, 135 Pennsylvania school boards asked to exceed their adjusted index. Approval was granted to 133 of them and 128 sought an exception for pension costs increases.
Property tax relief
In 2012, Western Beaver County School District approved 1,574 homestead properties to receive $186. The amount received by the District must be divided equally among all approved residences.
In 2010, the Homestead/Farmstead Property Tax Relief from gambling for the Western Beaver County School District was $188 per approved permanent primary residence. In the Western Beaver County School District, 1,554 residential property owners applied for the tax relief. The relief was subtracted from the total annual school property tax bill. Property owners apply for the relief through the county Treasurer's office. Farmers can qualify for a farmstead exemption on building used for agricultural purposes. The farm must be at least and must be the primary residence of the owner. Farmers can qualify for both the homestead exemption and the farmstead exemption. In Beaver County, 64% of eligible property owners applied for property tax relief in 2009. Among Beaver County public school districts, the highest amount of property tax relief goes to property owners in Big Beaver Falls Area School District who received $352 in 2010. The highest property tax relief in Pennsylvania went to the residents of Chester Upland School District of Delaware County who received $632 per approved homestead. Residents of Chester Upland School District have been the top recipients each year, since the program began.
Additionally, the Pennsylvania Property Tax/Rent Rebate program is provided for low income Pennsylvanians aged 65 and older; widows and widowers aged 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The income limit is $35,000 for homeowners. The maximum rebate for both homeowners and renters is $650. Applicants can exclude one-half (1/2) of their Social Security income, consequently, individual with income much more than $35,000 may still qualify for a rebate. Individuals must apply annually for the rebate. This can be taken in addition to Homestead/Farmstead Property Tax Relief.
Property taxes in Pennsylvania are relatively high on a national scale. According to the Tax Foundation, Pennsylvania ranked 11th in the U.S. in 2008 in terms of property taxes paid as a percentage of home value (1.34%) and 12th in the country in terms of property taxes as a percentage of income (3.55%).
Extracurriculars
Western Beaver County School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. Eligibility for participation is determined by school board policy. The District is noncompliant with state law, due to failing to post its Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities Disclosure Form on its website.
By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students residing in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs, including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.
Western Beaver High School presented the musical Seussical in March 2012. The school runs: a choir, a Marching Band and Color Guard.
According to PA Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Act 126 of 2014, all volunteer coaches and all those who assist in student activities, must have criminal background checks. Like all school district employees, they must also attend an anti child abuse training once every three years.
Sports
Any violation of the district's Drug and Alcohol policy may result in suspension from athletics for the remainder of the season. Additionally, the district prohibits the use of anabolic steroids. The use of tobacco or tobacco products is strictly prohibited by student-athletes. The District is a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics League member school and the PIAA. Students have access to taxpayer funded: Football (Varsity, Junior Varsity, Junior High), Volleyball Girls (Varsity, Junior Varsity, Junior High), Varsity Golf, Basketball: Boys and Girls (Varsity, Junior Varsity, Junior High - 7th & 8th grade teams), Baseball: (Varsity, Junior Varsity), Softball (Varsity, Junior Varsity), Track & Field Boys and Girls varsity, Cheerleading, and Bowling.
Coaches receive compensation as outlined in the teachers' union contract. When athletic competition exceeds the regular season, additional compensation is paid. All school entities with grades 7-12 are required to annually collect data concerning team and financial information for all male and female athletes beginning with the 2012-13 school year and submit the information to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, all non-school (booster club and alumni) contributions and purchases must also be reported to PDE.
According to Pennsylvania's Safety in Youth Sports Act, all sports coaches, paid and volunteer, are required to annually complete the Concussion Management Certification Training and present the certification before coaching.
Closed school
Snyder Elementary School offered 5th and sixth grades. It operated until 2011, when it was closed due to declining enrollment districtwide. The sixth grade was moved to the junior senior high building, while the 5th grade was relocated to Fairview Elementary School. In 2010, Snyder Elementary School achieved AYP status.
6th Grade Reading:
2010 - 84% (1% below basic). State - 68% (70 pupils)
2009 - 82% (6% below basic), State - 67% (50 pupils)
2008 - 79% (10% below basic), State - 67% (64 pupils)
2007 - 70% (16% below basic), State - 63% (67 pupils)
6th Grade Math:
2010 - 83% (9% below basic). State - 78%
2009 - 84% (12% below basic), State - 75%
2008 - 71% (9% below basic), State - 72%
2007 - 64% (12% below basic), State - 69%
5th Grade Reading:
2010 - 82% (4% below basic). State – 64% (51 pupils)
2009 - 69% (13% below basic), State - 64% (69 pupils)
2008 - 74% (8% below basic), State - 62% (50 pupils)
2007 - 59% (18% below basic), State - 60% (64 pupils)
5th Grade Math:
2010 - 89% (2% below basic). State - 76.3%
2009 - 78% (5% below basic), State - 73%
2008 - 76% (4% below basic), State - 73%
2007 - 50% (10% below basic), State - 71%
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Politics of Hunan
The Politics of Hunan Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.
The Governor of Hunan is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Hunan. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Hunan Communist Party of China Provincial Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Hunan CPC Party Chief".
List of Secretaries of CPC Hunan Committee
Huang Kecheng (黄克诚): 1949-1952
Jin Ming (金明): 1952-1953
Zhou Xiaozhou (周小舟): 1953-1957
Zhou Hui (周惠): 1957-1959
Zhang Pinghua (张平化):1959-1966
Wang Yanchun (王延春): 1966-1967
Li Yuan (黎原): 1968-1970
Hua Guofeng (华国锋): 1970-1977
Mao Zhiyong (毛致用): 1977-1988
Xiong Qingquan (熊清泉): 1988-1993
Wang Maolin (王茂林): 1993-1998
Yang Zhengwu (杨正午): 1998-2005
Zhang Chunxian (张春贤): 2005-2010
Zhou Qiang (周强): 2010–2013
Xu Shousheng (徐守盛): 2013-2016
Du Jiahao (杜家毫): 2016-present
List of Governors of Hunan
Chen Mingren (陈明仁): 1949-1950
Wang Shoudao (王首道): 1950-1952
Cheng Qian (程潜): 1952-1967
Li Yuan (黎原): 1968-1970
Hua Guofeng (华国锋): 1970-1977
Mao Zhiyong (毛致用): 1977-1979
Sun Guozhi (孙国治): 1979-1983
Liu Zheng (刘正): 1983-1985
Xiong Qingquan (熊清泉): 1985-1989
Chen Bangzhu (陈邦柱):1989-1995
Yang Zhengwu (杨正午): 1995-1998
Chu Bo (储波): 1998-2001
Zhang Yunchuan (张云川): 2001-2003
Zhou Bohua (周伯华): 2003.03-2006
Zhou Qiang (周强): 2006-2010
Xu Shousheng (徐守盛) :2010-2013
Du Jiahao (杜家毫): 2013-2016
Xu Dazhe (许达哲): 2016-present
List of Chairmen of Hunan People's Congress
Wan Da (万达): 1979-1983
Sun Guozhi (孙国治): 1983-1985
Jiao Linyi (焦林义): 1985-1988
Liu Fusheng (刘夫生): 1988-1998
Wang Maolin (王茂林): 1998
Yang Zhengwu (杨正午): 1999-2006
Zhang Chunxian (张春贤): 2006-2010
Zhou Qiang (周强): 2010–2013
Xu Shousheng (徐守盛): 2013-present
List of Chairmen of CPPCC Hunan Committee
Zhou Xiaozhou (周小舟): 1955-1959
Zhang Pinghua (张平化): 1959-1967
Mao Zhiyong (毛致用): 1977-1979
Zhou Li (周里): 1979-1983
Cheng Xingling (程星龄): 1983-1987
Liu Zheng (刘正): 1988-1998
Liu Fusheng (刘夫生): 1998-2001
Wang Keying (王克英): 2001-2003
Hu Biao (胡彪): 2003-2013
Chen Qiufa: 2013-2016
Li Weiwei: 2016-present
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Jochim Neiman
Jochim Neiman (1600-1673) was a German-born traveling painter who primarily worked in Finland.
After being born in Germany, Neiman moved to Stockholm during Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden's reign, and trained as a painter there. A work boom for artists in Finland lured him in 1631 to work in Turku. He participated in restorations at the Turku Cathedral. In the early 1650s he was a pioneer of portrait painting as Finland's first portrait painter. He produces works of a large number of the Royal Academy of Turku's professors, but almost all were destroyed in the Turku fire of 1738 and the Great Fire of Turku in 1827. Neiman also painted the portraits of a number of clergy, including the vicar of the church in Rauma (1640), and the bishop of Gripsholm Castle (1652). A portrait of Gustav Horn, Count of Pori by Neiman now resides at the Nordic Museum. Neiman was also a teacher, and apprenticed a number of painters including Abraham Myra and Didrik Möllerum.
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Oregon World War II Army Airfields
Oregon World War II Army Airfields were the airfields built or repurposed during World War II for training pilots and aircrews of United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) fighters and bombers in Oregon.
Most of these airfields were under the command of Second Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command). However the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical Service Command (ATSC); Air Transport Command (ATC) or Troop Carrier Command) commanded a significant number of airfields in a support roles.
It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal airports, though some were returned to agriculture and several were retained as United States Air Force installations and were front-line bases during the Cold War. Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes.
Major airfields
Second Air Force
Corvallis AAF, Corvallis
II Fighter Command
Also known as MAAS Corvallis / MCAAF Corvalis (temp transfer to US Navy/US Marine Corps)
Now: Corvallis Municipal Airport
Portland AAB, Portland
44th Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Portland International Airport and Portland Air National Guard Base
Joint use AAF/Navy/Civil Airport
Redmond AAF, Redmond
Sub-base of Portland AAF
Now: Roberts Field Airport
Also several auxiliary fields (Aurora Flight Strip, Eugene Municipal Airport)
Air Technical Service Command
Madras AAF, Madras
Now: Madras Municipal Airport (was City-County Airport)
Medford AAF, Medford
Joint use with US Navy
Now: Medford Jackson County Airport
Pendleton Field AAF, Pendleton
Spokane Air Service Command
470th Army Air Force Base Unit
Joint use with US Navy
Now: Pendleton Regional Airport
Salem AAF, Salem
Now: McNary Field Airport
See also
Lists of Oregon-related topics
References
Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub .
Military Airfields in World War II - Oregon
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Claro Candelario
The Filipino labor leader of the early 1940s to the mid-1960s.
He is also the inspiration for the character Claro in the book "America Is In The Heart" a restaurant owner that educates the main character in the ways of politics.
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John Sweeney (Ohio politician)
John G. Sweeney (May 13, 1924 - December 13, 2016) was an important North American golf course architect who designed many courses in Canada and the United States.was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.
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Horst Eidenmüller
Horst Eidenmüller (born 23 October 1963) is the Freshfields Professor of Commercial Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St. Hugh’s.
Eidenmüller was born in Munich, Germany. He is a graduate of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and of Cambridge (LLM 1989). Prior to joining Oxford, Eidenmüller held professorships at the universities of Münster (1999-2003) and Munich (2003-2015). He was visiting professor at Cambridge (2007), Oxford (2009-2014), Harvard (2011), Tulane (2011), NYU (2013 and 2015), and Stanford (2015), as well as fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin (2008-2009). Eidenmüller is a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (since 2008) and of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (since 2016).
Eidenmüller’s research focuses on commercial contracts, company law, insolvency law, and alternative dispute resolution. He is known for economic and empirical studies in these fields.
Publications
Regulating the Closed Corporation. de Gruyter, 2013, (co-author with Gregor Bachmann, Andreas Engert, Holger Fleischer, and Wolfgang Schön). German edition under the title Rechtsregeln für die geschlossene Kapitalgesellschaft. de Gruyter, 2012
"Recht als Produkt", Juristenzeitung 64 (2009), 641
"Abuse of Law in the Context of European Insolvency Law", European Company and Financial Law Review 6 (2009), 1
Ausländische Kapitalgesellschaften im deutschen Recht. C. H. Beck, 2004, (co-author with Andreas Engert, Markus Rehberg, and Gebhard Rehm)
Unternehmenssanierung zwischen Markt und Gesetz: Mechanismen der Unternehmensreorganisation und Kooperationspflichten im Reorganisationsrecht. Otto Schmidt, 1999,
Effizienz als Rechtsprinzip. Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der ökonomischen Analyse des Rechts. Mohr Siebeck, 4th ed. 2015,
Negotiating Brexit. Beck-Hart-Nomos, 2017, (co-edited with John Armour)
References
External links
Faculty Profile
Personal website — includes list of publications
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Portoviejo River
The Portoviejo River is a river of Ecuador.
See also
List of rivers of Ecuador
References
Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
GEOnet Names Server
Water Resources Assessment of Ecuador
Category:Rivers of Ecuador
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Daniel Sasnett
Daniel Sasnett (born March 20, 1978) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the Nos. 33 and 32 Chevrolet Silverado and Toyota Tundra for Reaume Brothers Racing and the No. 0 Silverado for JJC Racing.
Racing career
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series
Sasnett made his debut in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series in the 2019 TruNorth Global 250 at Martinsville Speedway, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado for Reaume Brothers Racing. He raced at Gateway finishing 26th.
ARCA Racing Series
Sasnett made his ARCA debut at Daytona in 2018 driving the No. 33 Chevrolet for Win-Tron Racing. Before this, he was an instructor for the Richard Petty Driving Experience at the Daytona International Speedway.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Gander Outdoors Truck Series
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points
References
External links
Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:American racing drivers
Category:NASCAR drivers
Category:Racing drivers from Florida
Category:21st-century American racing drivers
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Gelber
Gelber may refer to:
Alexis Gelber, Goldsmith Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
Arthur Gelber, CC (1915–1998), Canadian philanthropist
Bruno Leonardo Gelber (born 1941), Argentine classical pianist
Dan Gelber (born 1960), former prosecutor, member of the Florida Senate
Dan Gelber (game designer), co-creator of the Paranoia role-playing game
Jack Gelber (1932–2003), American playwright known for his 1959 drama The Connection
Jordan Gelber, American actor
Lady Henrietta Gelber, English interior decorator and founder of Woodstock Designs
Lee Gelber (1938-2020), American tour guide and urban historian
Lionel Gelber, Canadian diplomat who founded the Lionel Gelber Prize in 1989
Mark H. Gelber (born 1951), American-Israeli scholar of German-Jewish literature and culture
Marvin Gelber (1912–1990), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
Moscovici Gelber (1895–1938), Romanian socialist and communist activist
Yoav Gelber (born 1943), professor of history at the University of Haifa
See also
Gelber Berg, mountain of Bavaria, Germany
"Gelber Stern" or "Judenstern" (German), Yellow badge
Gelber Stern (Hildesheim), historic street in Hildesheim, a city in Lower Saxony in Germany
Geber (disambiguation)
Gelb (disambiguation)
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St Alban's Church, Broadheath
St Alban's Church is in Lindsell Road, Broadheath, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bowdon, the Archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
History
The first church services in Broadheath were conducted in 1853 in a canal boat on the Bridgewater Canal. In 1871 a school was built and the services were moved there. Building of the church began in 1899. It was designed by the Lancaster firm of architects, Austin and Paley, and opened for worship on 8 November 1900. The vestry and bellcote were added in 1902. St Alban's became a parish in its own right in January 1911. The west end of the church was not finished at the time, the nave having only two bays. It was completed towards the end of the 20th century, the architect being Geoff Worsley, and the additions were consecrated in 2000. In 2008 an immersion font was installed in the nave.
Architecture
St Alban's is constructed in brick with stone dressings, and is roofed in clay tiles. Its plan consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, north and south transepts, a vestry, and a chancel. The clerestory has three-light windows, and there are four-light windows along the sides of the aisles. The east window has five lights, and the west wall is blank. The south transept forms a continuation of the aisle, but the north transept is taller, it carries the bellcote, and has its own roof. The vestry has a pyramidal roof.
Inside the church, the brick arcades are carried on octagonal stone piers. In the chancel are a sedilia and piscina, both with ogee-heads. The 2000 extension contains doors leading to offices. The immersion font is "like a narrow swimming pool in the middle of the nave".
See also
Listed buildings in Altrincham
List of churches in Greater Manchester
List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1916–44)
References
Category:Church of England church buildings in Greater Manchester
Category:Grade II listed churches in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
Category:Diocese of Chester
Category:Austin and Paley buildings
Category:Gothic Revival church buildings in Greater Manchester
Category:Churches completed in 1900
Category:Churches completed in 2000
Category:20th-century Church of England church buildings
Category:Anglican congregations established in the 19th century
Saint Alban's
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Allen
Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to:
People
Allen (surname), a list of people
Allen (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
Places
Ireland
Allen, County Kildare, a village
Hill of Allen, County Kildare
Bog of Allen
United Kingdom
River Allen (disambiguation), four rivers, all in England
Allen, a townland of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
United States
Allen, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama
Allen, Arizona, a ghost town
Allen, California, an unincorporated community
Allen, Indiana, an unincorporated community
Allen, Kansas, a city
Allen, Kentucky, a city
Allen, Louisiana, an unincorporated community
Allen, Maryland, an unincorporated community
Allen, Michigan, a village
Allen, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
Allen, Nebraska, a village
Allens, an alternate name for Allens Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated community
Allen, New York, a town
Allen, Oklahoma, a town
Allen, South Dakota, a census-designated place
Allen, Texas, a city
Allen, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Allen, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
Allen Township (disambiguation)
Allen County (disambiguation)
Allen Parish, Louisiana
Allen Mountain (Montana)
Allen Mountain (New York)
Allen Island (Maine)
Allen Parkway, a major street in Houston, Texas
Allens Bay, Minnesota
Elsewhere
Allen, Río Negro, Argentina, a city
Allen Island, Queensland, Australia
Allen Island (Nunavut), Canada
Allen, Northern Samar, Philippines, a municipality
Allen Rocks, Ross Island, Antarctica
Multiple countries
Mount Allen (disambiguation)
Businesses
Allen (brand), an American tool company, well known for hex keys so called Allen keys or Allen wrenches
Allen's (confectionery), an Australian brand of confectionery
Allens (law firm), an Australian law firm formerly known as Allens Arthur Robinson
Allen's, a former hamburger joint and nightclub in, Athens, Georgia, United States
Allen & Company LLC, a small, privately held investment bank
Allens of Mayfair, a butcher shop in London from 1830 to 2015
Allens Boots, a retail store in Austin, Texas
Allens, Inc., a brand of canned vegetables based in Arkansas, United States, now owned by Del Monte Foods
Buildings
Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee
Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas
Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence
Allen House (disambiguation)
Allen Power Plant (disambiguation)
Schools
Allen University, a private, coeducational historically black university in Columbia, South Carolina
Allen Community College, a junior college in Iola, Kansas
Allen High School (disambiguation)
In television
"Allen" (Prison Break), an episode of the TV series Prison Break
"Allen" (Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1), a two-part episode of the television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force
In transportation
Allen Street, Manhattan, New York
Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas
Allen Road, Toronto, Canada
Allen station, a freeway-median light rail station in Los Angeles, California
Allen (1913 Ohio automobile), an early American automobile
Allen (1913 Philadelphia automobile), an early American automobile
Other uses
Hurricane Allen (1980)
Allen Army Air Field, Fort Greely, Alaska
Allen Telescope Array, California
Allen baronets, two extinct titles, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Allen's interval algebra, a calculus for temporal reasoning
Allen (robot), a 1980s robot
See also
Alan (disambiguation)
Alen (given name)
Allan (disambiguation)
Allyn
Alleyn
Alleine
Van Allen
Justice Allen (disambiguation)
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William Hayes (Irish politician)
William Hayes was an Irish politician and farmer. He was elected unopposed as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) to the 2nd Dáil at the 1921 elections for the Limerick City–Limerick East constituency. He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted in favour of it. He was re-elected unopposed as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin TD at the 1922 general election. He did not contest the 1923 general election.
References
Category:Year of birth missing
Category:Year of death missing
Category:Early Sinn Féin TDs
Category:Members of the 2nd Dáil
Category:Members of the 3rd Dáil
Category:Irish farmers
Category:Politicians from County Limerick
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